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- From: phkahler@vela.acs.oakland.edu (KAHLER PAUL H.)
- Subject: Re: Soccer ball question
- Message-ID: <1992Nov6.060310.6085@vela.acs.oakland.edu>
- Organization: Oakland University, Rochester MI.
- Date: Fri, 6 Nov 1992 06:03:10 GMT
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- Someone wanted to know a ratio on a soccer ball. I assume this means with
- flat polygons for faces. If that is the case then:
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- RadiusOfCircumscribedSphere / SideLength = 2.877583464...
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- Anyone want to confirm this number?
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- Paul
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- ps. It is 'trivial' :-)
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