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Anil Saigal
06/09/2008
FOR STUDENTS
PROBLEM # 1
Over a quiet lake,
Half a foot above water grew a Lily.
It grew alone. And the wind
blew it over to the side.
There is no more flower over the water.
A fisherman in early spring found the
Lily two feet away from where it used to grow.
And the question is:
How deep is the water in the lake
Where the Lily grew.
(Figure 1)
FOR GROWNUPS
PROBLEM # 2
Find the volume of the solid obtained by revolving about the x-axis the region R bounded by the graph of y=1/x and below by the x=axis for 1<=x<infinity.
Round answer to tenths.
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Problem Solutions 05/29/08PROBLEM # 1
The red circle must roll around the 7 circles. How many full revolutions will it make?
Solution:
3.
FOR GROWNUPS
Calculate the volume of the solid over the square R = {(x,y)|-1<=x<=1,-1<=y<=1} bounded above by the graph of f(x,y)=8-x^2-y^2 and below by the xy-plane. Round your answer to the hundredths.
Solution:
30.
Congratulations to Aseem Chandawarkar and Sudhir Krishnan, who were winners of the last set of puzzles.
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Figure 1