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November 21st, 2006   Post 11
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correct....
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November 21st, 2006   Post 12
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How many tons of sand and gravel were dredged from the Potomac for construction?
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November 21st, 2006   Post 13
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680,000
 
November 21st, 2006   Post 14
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Correct again.
 
November 21st, 2006   Post 15
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If an imaginary string was stretched around the circumference of the Pentagon, then, it was lifted exactly one inch all the way around, what would be the circumference of the one inch adjusted string? Tick tock, tick tock, tick tock.
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November 21st, 2006   Post 16
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The same as it was when it was one inch below.
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November 22nd, 2006   Post 17
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4,605 feet would be the circumference of the Pentagon.

However, the circumference of the string is impossible to determine from the information provided.
 
November 22nd, 2006   Post 18
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Isn't it perimeter instead of circumference?
 
November 22nd, 2006   Post 19
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Quote:
Originally Posted by The Cooler King
Isn't it perimeter instead of circumference?
Yes, actually perimeter is a synonym for circumference, but when you get away from a circle (and it's point A for the radius) even with an elipse, the math becomes a nightmare of derivatives and integrals, and approximations ad nauseum. Maybe some Russian or Indian mathematician can solve it in fifty years or so.
 
November 23rd, 2006   Post 20
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So did someone get the answer right yet or not??
 



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