Wagner Collaborates with Euclid to Compose Der Rings des Nibelungen
Above is a circle surrounded by an inner annular and an outer annular.
The three geometric figures are all concentric, i.e. share the same center.
The inner annular has a width of a.
The outer annular has a width of b.
The circle, the inner annular and the outer annular all have equal areas.
The circle has an area of 100 square centimeters.
Find appropriate values for the width of the inner annular and the outer annular.
a = _________ centimeters b = _________ centimeters
First correct answer sent to [email protected] wins a gift card worth a whole lot of ice cream at Tucker’s Ice Cream of Alameda.
The previous winner was Pablo Orla-Bukowski with P = 1119.063 centimeters.
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