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#1 2005-07-10 16:58:46
- Jai Ganesh
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A problem in measures
A cylinder 6 inches in diameter is partially filled with water. A sphere 3 inches in diameter is gently dropped into the cylinder. To what further height does the water rise in the cylinder?
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#2 2005-07-10 19:50:27
- mathsyperson
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Re: A problem in measures
[removes answer]
Last edited by mathsyperson (2005-07-10 20:28:35)
Why did the vector cross the road?
It wanted to be normal.
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#3 2005-07-10 20:23:14
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: A problem in measures
You are right, Mathsy!
I think I should have put this in Puzzles and Games.
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#4 2005-07-10 20:30:12
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Re: A problem in measures
It looks like MathsIsFun moved it for you.
Last edited by mathsyperson (2005-07-11 01:38:16)
Why did the vector cross the road?
It wanted to be normal.
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#5 2005-07-11 16:41:48
- Jai Ganesh
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Re: A problem in measures
Yes, good thing he did. Now the problem is open to all, other than you, Mathsy.
It appears to me that if one wants to make progress in mathematics, one should study the masters and not the pupils. - Niels Henrik Abel.
Nothing is better than reading and gaining more and more knowledge - Stephen William Hawking.
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#6 2012-05-02 12:51:00
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Re: A problem in measures
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