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Re: Problem

Adam Trilling <adamt@SHADOW.NET> Stated:


> I don't know how on-topic this is, but I saw this problem in a magazine
> and I figured someone here had to know enough math to figure it out.
>
> Supose you have a perfectly spherical planet and you want to put
> lightposts around the equator so that the entire equator is illuminated
> and the total height of lightposts is minimized.  You must use at least 3
> lightposts.  Thus you could use very few tall lightposts or many small
> ones.  CAN SOMEBODY HELP ME FIGURE THIS OUT???
>
>
> Adam Trilling
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Go to the below Web site and get help with math homework problems.


http://www.erols.com/bram




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