It does not matter the diameter of the pole. Consider the large bulk of string at the top of the pole as coming off the top center of the pole and then there will be no confusion as to the difference it makes if considering the large ball of string.It does not matter the size of the string. The question is how far does the bird fly when unravelling a mile of string at the top of a pole by flying in many circles around the pole to unwind the string.
2007-01-02 23:43:37 · 1 answers · asked by David C 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Physics
The bird will not fly in a circle. The path will be an expanding spiral. I'm quite sure this is a calc. problem involving integration. My assistance ends here - as I don't know the formula for the length of a spiral and I do know I flunked calculas. Good Luck!
2007-01-03 03:15:38 · answer #1 · answered by Richard S 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋