"Mike the Elder" <zer### [at] wyanorg> wrote:
> I've taken the liberty of posting this problem (I dare not call it a puzzle lest
> I face the wrath of the Puzzle Definition Police) out of "Off-Topic" because
> POV-Ray was used to produce the illustration.  The problem itself is presented
> in the image. If anyone wants to refesh his or he memory with respect to basic
> geometry formulas, it's OK to look here:
>
> http://www.math10.com/en/geometry/volume.html
>
> I would not consider this "cheating" as this is not intended as a memory quiz.
>
>
> The solution to the problem as posed is here:
> LOOK HERE ONLY IF YOU WISH TO SEE THE SOLUTION:
>
http://a833.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images01/116/l_c46789151c59aa7c2d8fa08b9022ecc0.jpg
>
>
> If anyone wants to see the solution using calculus referred to in the problem,
> it can be seen here: (a handy site that I have no affiliation with)
>
> http://www.ltcconline.net/greenl/courses/106/areavolume/spherecore.htm
>
>
> Happy Solving,
> Mike C.

the volume of a sphere = pi*(6/2)^3*4/3

but what is the purpose of the 2nd black paragraph in the image?

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