Saturday, June 29, 2013

problem 1: The cylinder in the sphere

A cylinder is inscribed inside of a sphere where the radius of the sphere is 5 and 
the radius of the cylinder is 3. 

objective: Find the height of the cylinder.  



What's this about?


What is the daily math problem all about? Here you will find random problems that pop into my head or that I find in a book. Any interesting problems I find during the day will make their way to this blog for all you math geeks to check out. Try out anything you see that's to your interest. You may find problems involving calculus or with a touch of geometry and physics.

Give it a try! You might find something to impress your math teacher with.