Sinusoidal sine curve traps square regular quadrilateral
A square is drawn under a sine wave with its corners tangent to the curve.
The amplitude of the sine wave a is 1.069489199 units.
Find the area A of the square, given the curve is measured in radians.
First correct answer arriving at [email protected] wins a gift card worth a lot of dessert at Tucker’s Ice Cream of Alameda.
The correct answer to last week’s puzzle was BD = 12.247 and θ = 41.55º. Last week’s winner was Reisha Sickel of Overland Park, Kansas.
Jeff Smith is a former Math teacher and a retired US Navy Lieutenant Commander. Reach him at [email protected].
