On 8 Sep 2007 at 22:55, Dave1massey@cs.com wrote:
> The mathematician measured the diameter and calculated the volume
> using the 4/3(pi)R2.
The mathematician got it wrong. It's (4/3)(pi)r3. Given that he
wanted a volume, it has to be linear distance cubed, and since there
were no other linear distance factors, the r squared part couldn't be
right.
But what's a radius among friends?
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Jim Muller
jimmuller@rcn.com
'80 Spitfire, '70 GT6+
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