Hello RicB I thought ol' Pythagoras was the musical one. This guy looks like a fat hoodlum! BUT - is he musical? What is the ratio between the area of the semi-circle and the area of the rectum? As to the "what shall we do today" bit, here's an oldie. "Every dog has his day, but a dog with a broken tail has a weak end!" Regards Michael G (UK) ----- Original Message ----- From: "Richard Brekne" <Richard.Brekne@grieg.uib.no> To: "Newtonburg" <pianotech@ptg.org> Sent: Thursday, October 30, 2003 11:36 PM Subject: OT Trig Puzzle > Ok guys and gals... so you think you remember you High School Trig eh ?? > > Here is a refresher problem > > A half circle is placed on top of a rectangle such that its diameter is > the top side of the rectangle. The length of the 3 remaining sides of > the rectangle, plus the circumference of the half circle is equal to 10 > cm. > > Question: What are the lengths of the sides of the rectangle when the > area of the combined figure is at its maximum ? > > > ... just in case you are bored with your weekend :) > > Cheers > RicB > > -- > Richard Brekne > RPT, N.P.T.F. > UiB, Bergen, Norway > mailto:rbrekne@broadpark.no > http://home.broadpark.no/~rbrekne/ricmain.html > http://www.hf.uib.no/grieg/personer/cv_RB.html > _______________________________________________ > pianotech list info: https://www.moypiano.com/resources/#archives >
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