tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5159574672638793285.post5853161446215342759..comments2024-01-29T06:01:15.858-05:00Comments on The Center of Math Blog: Problem of the WeekCenter of Mathematicshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06584574038886207370noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5159574672638793285.post-21331436536113287642015-12-16T12:21:52.589-05:002015-12-16T12:21:52.589-05:00lol, ooops, I guess I made a typo too. My method i...lol, ooops, I guess I made a typo too. My method is (AreaOfMug - 3*AreaOfMarsh) / AreaOfMug which simplifies to (R^2 - 3)/R^2 where R = 1 + 2/sqrt(3). I typed the last expression into Python and got this 0.3538290724795825Sigmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05070806742281193958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5159574672638793285.post-44796088719271744122015-12-16T10:45:35.959-05:002015-12-16T10:45:35.959-05:00Thanks for catching this! On further calculation i...Thanks for catching this! On further calculation it seems to me that the value is actually 0.32382907..., however. What mechanism did you get your answer with?Center of Mathematicshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06584574038886207370noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5159574672638793285.post-51270798292198824012015-12-15T23:11:15.460-05:002015-12-15T23:11:15.460-05:00There is a typo. The last number should be 0.35382...There is a typo. The last number should be 0.35382097...Sigmahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05070806742281193958noreply@blogger.com