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Re: Here's looking at Euclid
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lugnet.off-topic.geek
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Tue, 1 Aug 2000 18:16:44 GMT
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MATTDM@spamcakeMATTDM.ORG
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David Eaton <deaton@intdata.com> wrote:
> Anyway, sorry to bore the non-math types, but assuming that you mean distance
> along the circumference, yes, you can. (But if you don't know if it's the
> minimal or maximal distance between the points, you may get two answers-- note
> above I assumed minimal distance)
You sure about that? Let's say I have a basketball and a baseball. I use a
bit of string to make two dots one inch apart on both of them. Are the two
balls now the same size?
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| (...) note (...) I think he means if you know *both* the distance on the circumfrence *and* the straight line. Or maybe he just missed that. But if you know both, then yes, you can. -Shiri (24 years ago, 1-Aug-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
| | | Re: Here's looking at Euclid
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| (...) note (...) Well, I'm assuming that we know the coordinates of the two points-- in which case, you'll get slightly different results on the baseball and the basketball... Using the 1 inch string on the basketball will create two points which (...) (24 years ago, 1-Aug-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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| (...) Hmm... That was my first instinct reaction, however, the thought occurred that perhaps what is known about the two points is their distance apart as measured along the circumfrence of the circle? (assuming closest distance, but furthest would (...) (24 years ago, 1-Aug-00, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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