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« on: March 20, 2004, 06:52:18 AM »

The problem is to cut a 14” circle into three pieces of equal area, using just two parallel straight cuts, using an equation involving a definite integral.


I have no clue as to what to do next... Sad
hell... I could just be out right wrong, and I'd be willing to bet that I am (and NO, I won't take anyone up on that offer <_< )


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« Reply #1 on: March 20, 2004, 02:19:26 PM »

My integration skills are too rusty. Sad
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« Reply #2 on: March 20, 2004, 06:57:19 PM »

yeah.
highschool math skillz are no good for this kinda thing either, so im out.
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« Reply #3 on: March 20, 2004, 07:19:59 PM »

:blink: SS can't do something...
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« Reply #4 on: March 20, 2004, 07:27:26 PM »

we should either pity him or rub it in his face.  hmmm
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« Reply #5 on: March 21, 2004, 01:35:42 AM »

rub it in his face. more fun.  Smiley  
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« Reply #6 on: March 21, 2004, 03:02:44 AM »

I CAN DO INTEGRALS!!!

Now, lemme see if I can solve the problem, too.  LOL

EDIT: What on earth is the "Identity Principle?"  If you give me enough time, I can take it to my Calc teacher at school!  :hehe:  
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« Reply #7 on: March 21, 2004, 10:33:20 PM »

/me backs away and then shoves NS towards Smi.  

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« Reply #8 on: March 29, 2004, 12:26:52 AM »

just incase you couldn't sleep from your lack of help or because you just wanted to know for the hell of it. :ph34r:
It turns out that all I needed to do was to put it in a calc or a comp... <_<


The answer is plus and minus 1.85 inch from the center of the circle (or pizza as it was said in the actual problem)
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« Reply #9 on: March 29, 2004, 12:43:36 AM »

that cant be correct.
i mean, im a dumbfuck, but even i can tell that the two outer areas are bigger than that middle area. Wink  
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« Reply #10 on: March 29, 2004, 01:26:14 AM »

The diagram there is drawn at ~1.4 instead of ~1.8
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« Reply #11 on: March 29, 2004, 02:31:06 AM »

...meaning?
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« Reply #12 on: March 29, 2004, 02:48:52 AM »

Meaning if it was drawn correctly the three sections would have the same area.
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« Reply #13 on: March 29, 2004, 03:06:47 AM »

but if it was drawn differently, then it wouldnt be a circle anymore.
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« Reply #14 on: March 29, 2004, 09:27:22 AM »

THE TWO LINES DOWN THE MIDDLE OF IT, YOU DOLT!
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