its meant to be an iq test question i cannt figure out what it means nor do i know how big the circles are meant to be. does anyone have any ideas...the guy who asked me i havent seen since, so i cannt ask him any questions about it. has anyone else heard of this
2007-06-04 17:54:07 · 13 answers · asked by Fallen Angel 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
that would be doing my head in, id track the guy down and ask him exactly what he meant, cause you can work it out in different ways, which is the correct way ? no one would know but the person who first thought of it....
2007-06-04 18:55:13 · answer #1 · answered by ‡ЭЭЭ‡ 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The real answer to this question is pointing to the fact that one circle fits within a square and would touch its boundries at four spots.
You could then subdivide the square into 4 or 9 or 16 or 25 otr 36 smaller squares.
The ratio of the area of the square to the circles always stays the same since it is just a smaller picture of the bigger picture.
THe question usually reads as such: would there be more dead space around one large cylinder in a box or would there be more dead space with x number of cylinders in the box. And the answer is it doesn;t matter.
2007-06-04 18:01:54 · answer #2 · answered by lovingdaddyof2 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
It makes no sense to me either, it could be one or infinite.
Mathematically you can not fit a circle exactly into a square. It is because of the areas being related by pi which is an irrational ratio.
The ratio of a diagonal to the sides of a square can not be measured in complete units either. Irrational numbers are a treat.
2007-06-04 18:03:04 · answer #3 · answered by U-98 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The smallest circle of which only one can fit inside a 1x1 square has diameter (2/(2+â2)) or about 0.585786.
2007-06-04 18:03:43 · answer #4 · answered by Scythian1950 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
The key word is "fit". The diameter of the circle is equal to any of the sides of the square and the circle touches each side in only one point. Guess where that point is?
Only one!!!
2007-06-04 18:00:01 · answer #5 · answered by mrquestion 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
its a trick question because if u put the circle into the square u wouldnt be able to fill the corner area
2007-06-04 18:01:45 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
well it definalty aint a whole numba coz theres always space.. its proly a trick question id say none fit in there becuz theres always space? otherwise its dum coz tehy dont giv no mesuerments
2007-06-04 17:56:43 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Since we have no info about the radius length, I'd say infinite.
2007-06-04 17:57:54 · answer #8 · answered by survivalandbliss 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Kevin is correct. It depends on the size
2007-06-04 17:57:18 · answer #9 · answered by Sparkles 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
well it matters how big te circles have to be and how big the square is
2007-06-04 17:56:52 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋