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Math Puzzle for July 19, 2024

by Jeff Smith On In Puzzles | Comments Disabled

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Alameda Post - an ellipse inside of a rectangle inside of a circle. The borders of the shapes touch each other [1]

In The Da Vinci Code, Dan Brown mentions the Eleusinian Golden Rectangle.
The Golden Rectangle is the basis for the number φ which is pronounced phi.
Above, a Golden Rectangle is inscribed within a circle.
An ellipse is inscribed within the Golden Rectangle.
The circle has a circumference CO of 1421.622699 meters.
Find the area AE of the ellipse.

AE = ______ square meters

The first correct answer sent to [email protected] [2] wins a gift card worth a whole lot of ice cream at Tucker’s Ice Cream of Alameda.

Last week’s winner [3] was Juan Pumarino with S = 625.862069 square units.

Jeff Smith is a former Math teacher and a retired US Navy Lieutenant Commander. Reach him at [email protected] [2].