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roopakvaidya
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This is from the Scientific American:
A perfect cylinder six inches in length is bored through and through a perfect sphere. What is the volume of the remaining part of the sphere?
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The Wild Bunch
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Posted - 23/09/2005 : 18:42
The wild Bunch are sad to announce that due to the stress and trauma caused by their inability to solve this question Eric our leader has sadly gone into a state of depression.
As a result of this unfortunate episode Eric as offered his resignation as leader which we have accepted with regret.
It humbles me to see this once proud man brought to his knees and i can only hope that with the help of his friends he will soon return to good health and take up his rightful place as our leader.
roopakvaidya, Is it worth it, I hope you can sleep at nights. The Wild Bunch.
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Posted - 25/09/2005 : 01:30
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catgate wrote:
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" ..from the Scientific American."
So, someone has finally found one!! I'll bet he took some finding.
It took more than half the voting population of the US of A...
Edited by - roopakvaidya on 25 September 2005 01:33:49 |
COLIN
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Posted - 25/09/2005 : 03:46
Hello Roopy, You present people with this old problem of squaring the circle. Its very funny but even Issac Newton would have problems with the amusing way you present it. I am laughing my socks off at the replies to your question . We have this age old mystery that maths cant solve and you want us to solve it. We would win a Nobel prize if we could solve it. Its about time you gave us the answer to it Roopy.
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The Wild Bunch
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Posted - 25/09/2005 : 12:40
Eric is feeling much better now and has come up with the sum of 113.09734.
Please don't tell me he is wrong as i don't think he could stand anymore setbacks.The Wild Bunch.
Start the day with a smile and get it over with.
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Posted - 26/09/2005 : 13:05
Wild Bunch - I looked up some old maths online and agree, if the supposition that since we are not told the radius of the cylinder then it is irrelevant and therefore should be assumed to be zero is correct.
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Posted - 01/10/2005 : 22:14
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COLIN wrote:
Hello Roopy, You present people with this old problem of squaring the circle. Its very funny but even Issac Newton would have problems with the amusing way you present it. I am laughing my socks off at the replies to your question . We have this age old mystery that maths cant solve and you want us to solve it. We would win a Nobel prize if we could solve it. Its about time you gave us the answer to it Roopy.
This isn't the same problem as squaring the circle... |
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Posted - 01/10/2005 : 22:16
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Marcia wrote:
Wild Bunch - I looked up some old maths online and agree, if the supposition that since we are not told the radius of the cylinder then it is irrelevant and therefore should be assumed to be zero is correct.
The radius of the cylinder would depend on the radius of the sphere...
What if the sphere is greater than six inches in diameter?
Hint: Both the "caps" would be bored away, and their volume need be calculated only to subtract from the volume of the sphere, along with the volume of the cylinder...
Edited by - roopakvaidya on 03 October 2005 01:02:17 |
Ringo
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Posted - 11/10/2005 : 23:16
Seeing as there are a few mathematicians out there, see how you do on this little teaser.
A farmer has a circular field with a radius of 100 metres.
He wishes to tether a goat ON THE PERIMETER.
How long would the tether have to be to enable the goat to graze half the area of the field?
Sounds easy but just try it.
If you do a quick sketch you will soon see that the rope will need to be longer than 100m.
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Posted - 31/10/2005 : 22:14
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Ringo wrote:
Seeing as there are a few mathematicians out there, see how you do on this little teaser.
A farmer has a circular field with a radius of 100 metres.
He wishes to tether a goat ON THE PERIMETER.
How long would the tether have to be to enable the goat to graze half the area of the field?
Sounds easy but just try it.
If you do a quick sketch you will soon see that the rope will need to be longer than 100m.
If the farmer tethered the goat at the centre of the field, not only would the calculation be easier, he would save on the length of the rope, and get a nice Crop Circle! 
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melteaser
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Posted - 01/11/2005 : 09:12
Approximately 116metres
Mel
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Posted - 01/11/2005 : 14:25
"The radius of the cylinder would depend on the radius of the sphere..."
It is only restricted by it, it does not depend upon it in a mathematical sense.
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