Re: Geometry problem

From: Randy Poe (poespam-trap_at_yahoo.com)
Date: 01/21/05 

Date: 21 Jan 2005 09:53:55 -0800

Farina wrote:
> "Jim" <uhor3rih@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:XnaId.128282$dP1.460114@newsc.telia.net...
> > Hi! I have a problem that i canīt solve. Of course all numbers are
related
> > in some way geometrically. But i am supposed to find the best
solution for
> > these 2 numbers geometrically. They are 1,3928 and 0,7857
>
> The second number is written wrong. do you mean 7857 or 0.7857 ?

Not wrong. European convention on the use of "." and ","
is opposite to US convention. Thus, one million dollars and
seventeen cents in France is $1.000.000,17

So these two numbers are (in US convention) 1.3928
and 0.7857.

> What do you mean by "geometrically" ? sin/cos or numeric factors or
> something else?

I have the same question. Perhaps they arise as
trig functions of the same angle.

> > Second is the squareroot of 0,618.
>
> Do you mean 618 or 0.618?

sqrt(0.618).

Again, I suspect OP is supposed to come up with a
way in which this number arises "geometrically"
whatever that means.

          - Randy

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