Jim Choate <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote : > On Thu, 24 Jan 2002, 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? > > You've made a bead. Turning hippie? > Do hippies like Pu?
> Which volume, the sphere remnant, or the cylindrical section that ya > removed? > I can only read it as that which remains after the end caps and cylindrical section are removed. > If the sphere is 10cm in height does that mean it's sitting on the round > part of the sphere or the removed end caps (these two 'diameters' are > not equal)? > If you want to pick nits it's not explicit about the orientation but based on the phrase "lowered onto" I assume it was drilled out vertically. I also assumed that a measurement of height is a measurement of the thing as it would sit after being drilled and without any pitch or roll added. That is assuming it didn't ride up the drill bit and jam irretrievably at the chuck whipping the carelessly unsecured vice around and killing the observer nullifying the whole exercise. > -- > Mike
