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   Message 31,216 of 32,813   
   Erland Sommarskog to Mark Brader   
   Re: RQFTCINO13 Game 9, Rounds 4,6: geome   
   24 Dec 22 11:15:06   
   
   From: esquel@sommarskog.se   
      
   Mark Brader (msb@vex.net) writes:   
   > * Game 9, Round 4 - Science - Geometric Formulas   
   >      [A] 4L         [K] 2W + 2L   
   >      [B] L²         [L] B × H/2   
   >      [C] L³         [M] B² × H/3   
   >      [D] #r²        [N] 4/3 × #r³   
   >      [E] 2#r        [O] L × W × H   
   >      [F] #r²H       [P] 2#r(r + H)   
   >      [G] 4#r²       [Q] L × H × B/2   
   >      [H] B × H      [R] L × W × #/4   
   >      [I] #r²H/3     [S] (L + W)/2 × H   
   >      [J] 6 × L²     [T] 2(L × W) + 2(W × H) + 2(H × L)   
   > where   
   >          r = radius   
   >          B = Base   
   >          H = Height   
   >          L = Length   
   >          W = Width (or in one of the decoys, a second length)   
   >   
   > Also note: if there is more than one possibility, select the   
   > simplest one.  Which one, then, is the formula for the...   
   >   
   > 1. Area of a circle?   
      
   D   
      
   > 2. Area of a square?   
      
   B   
      
   > 3. Surface area of a cube?   
      
   J   
      
   > 4. Surface area of a sphere?   
      
   G   
      
   > 5. Perimeter of a rectangle?   
      
      
   K   
      
   > 6. Circumference of a circle?   
      
   E   
      
   > 7. Volume of a sphere?   
      
   N   
      
   > 8. Volume of a cylinder?   
      
   F   
      
   > 9. Area of a triangle?   
      
   L   
      
   > 10. Volume of a cube?   
      
   C   
      
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