----- Original Message ----- From: "Lars Michael" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, March 24, 2004 12:40 PM Subject: Re: EOS Photo size weirdness (was 8 x 12 photo paper)
> > > >3 x 2.057 = .943 difference > > > >4 x 2.742 = 1.258 difference > > > >5 x 3.428 = 1.572 difference > > > >6 x 4.113 = 1.887 difference > > > >7 x 4.799 = 2.201 difference > > > >8 x 5.484 = 2.516 difference > > > >9 x 6.17 = 2.830 difference > > > >10 x 6.855 = 3.145 difference > > > >11 x 7.541 = 3.459 difference > > > >12 x 8.226 = 3.774 difference > > > >14 x 9.597 = 4.403 difference > > > >20 x 13.711 = 6.289 difference > > > > > > > >etc. etc. > > > > > > > >Can someone explain this to me? > > > > > > ?????? > > > > > > The ratios are the same. What do you mean? > > > > > > > The ratios are the same ?????????? I guess I don't see how that can be > > when a 3 inch high photo has a width of 2 inches, and a 20 inch photo has a > > width of 14 inches. That's a BIG difference between height / width ratio, > > (at least as I see it). Obviously there is something here *I* am not > > understanding, and / or I am not getting across what I am meaning. In other > > words, if a photo is sized at a height of 6 inches, and the width comes out > > to 4 inches (rounding numbers)... that is a difference of 2 inches. So why > > does not a photo sized at 20 inches height have a width of 18 inches, (two > > inch difference), instead of the width of 14 inches, (a SIX inch > > difference)????? > > The ratio is exactly that - a ratio - of height to width in > this case. An it stays the same: > > 3 / 2.057 = 1.458 > 4 / 2.742 = 1.458 > 5 / 3.428 = 1.458 > 6 / 4.113 = 1.458 > 7 / 4.799 = 1.458 > 8 / 5.484 = 1.458 > 9 / 6.17 = 1.458 > 10 / 6.855 = 1.458 > 11 / 7.541 = 1.458 > 12 / 8.226 = 1.458 > 14 / 9.597 = 1.458 > 20 / 13.711 = 1.458 > > You are talking about the difference which is (and should > be) getting proportionally larger as the format increases. > > If you don't mind me asking, where were you when > fractions were discussed in math class? > > Regards, > > Lars > -- ...guess I was daydreaming about the gal in the next desk... :-) lol Thanks for the help! Steve * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
