電車を待っているとき、飲み物の自動販売機を見ていた。自動販売機にはアルミ缶やペットボトルに入ったジュ

ースやお茶や水などが並んでいるが、その容器の形は、どれも円筒形であるこれはなぜだろう。

容器の容積が同じで形が異なる容器を比べると、最も表面積が小さい形は球形であり、円筒形はその次であ
る。表面積が小さいほど使われるアルミやプラスチックの量は少なくてすむ。この点では、液体を入れる容器には
球形が最も適しているはずだ。しかし、a 球形は、並べておくにも運搬する侐 1）にも扱いやすい形ではない。そ
れで球形の次に表面積が小さい円筒形が使われるということなのかもしれない（注 1）運搬する：運ぶ問
「円筒形が使われる」のはなぜだと筆者は言っているか。1 扱いやすいうえに使われる材料の量が少なくてすむ
2 表面積が小さくて使われる材料の量が球に比べて少ない。3 扱いやすくて使われる材料の量が最も少ない 0
4 扱いにくいが液体を入れる容器として最も適している

Densha o matte iru toki, nomimono no jidō hanbaiki o mite ita. Jidō hanbaiki ni wa arumi kan ya
pettobotoru ni haitta jūsu ya ocha ya mizu nado ga narande iruga, sono yōki no katachi wa, dore mo
entōgatadearu kore wa nazedarou.

Yōki no yōseki ga onajide katachi ga kotonaru yōki o kuraberu to, mottomo hyōmenseki ga chīsai katachi
wa kyūkeideari, entōgata wa sono-jidearu. Hyōmenseki ga chīsai hodo tsukawa reru arumi ya
purasuchikku no ryō wa sukunakute sumu. Kono tende wa, ekitai o ireru yōki ni wa kyūkei ga mottomo
tekishite iru hazuda. Shikashi, a kyūkei wa, narabete oku ni mo unpan suru 侐 1) Ni mo atsukai yasui
katachide wanai. Sorede kyūkei no tsugini hyōmenseki ga chīsai entōgata ga tsukawa reru to iu kotona
no kamo shirenai (chū 1) unpan suru: Hakobu toi `entōgata ga tsukawa reru' no wa nazeda to hissha wa
itte iru ka. 1 Atsukai yasui ue ni tsukawa reru zairyō no ryō ga sukunakute sumu 2 hyōmenseki ga
chīsakute tsukawa reru zairyō no ryō ga kyū ni kurabete sukunai. 3 Atsukai yasukute tsukawa reru zairyō
no ryō ga mottomo sukunai 0 4 atsukai nikuiga ekitai o ireru yōki to shite mottomo tekishite iru

While waiting for the train, I was watching a vending machine for drinks. Vending machines are lined
with aluminum cans and juice, tea and water that are in plastic bottles, but the shape of the container is
all cylindrical This is why this is why. When comparing containers with the same container volume but
different shape, the shape with the smallest surface area is spherical and the cylindrical shape is the
next. The smaller the surface area, the smaller the amount of aluminum or plastic used. In this respect,
spherical shapes should be the most suitable for containers containing liquids. However, a spherical
shape is not easy to handle in order to keep it side by side or to convey it. Therefore, it may be that a
cylindrical shape with a small surface area is used next to a sphere (note 1) Transport: While carrying,
why is the author saying that "cylindrical shape is used"? 1 The amount of material used for ease of
handling is small. 2 The surface area is small and the amount of material used is small compared to
spheres. 3 Easy to handle and the least amount of material used 0 4 It is cumbersome but is most
suitable as a container for liquid