Typo : r : 5^3 not 10^3
Michael Motyka wrote:
>
> Tim May <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> >
> > Appendix: A math puzzle. Imagine a solid sphere. Maybe the sphere is
> > made of plutonium. A drill bit is lowered onto the sphere, going right
> > through the center, centered on the center (that is, the drilled-out
> > core is not off-center in any way. What is left is a sphere with a
> > cylindrical section (and the two end caps) removed. The height of the
> > remaining part of the sphere is 10 centimeters. What is its volume?
> >
> >
> > --Tim May
> <
> First a wild guess then I'll go figure it out. I'm assuming that there
> is enough info to solve the thing and the diameter of the drill doesn't
> matter. So if we use an infinitesimal drill which leaves the height at
> 10 cm, the volume is 4/3 * pi * 10^3 cc ( ~523.6 cc ).
>
> Mike
