182 geometry/earth.band.p
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This article is from the Puzzles FAQ, by Chris Cole chris@questrel.questrel.com and Matthew Daly mwdaly@pobox.com with numerous contributions by others.
182 geometry/earth.band.p
How much will a band around the equator rise above the surface if it is
made one meter longer? Assume the equator is a circle.
geometry/earth.band.s
The formula for the circumference of a circle is 2 * pi * radius. Therefore,
if you increase the circumference by 1 meter, you increase the radius by
1/(2 * pi) meters, or about 0.16 meters.
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