I have to complete this problem or I'm pretty much screwed in calc. I just have no idea to even go about it...can anyone help?? (a) Find the ratio of the volumes of the sphere and the oblate ellipsoid shown below. (b) If a planet were spherical and had the same volume as Saturn, what would its radius be? () The sphere shown says: Computer model of "spherical Saturn," its equatorial radius = its polar radius. The equation of the cross section passing thru the pole is x^2 + y^2= 60,268^2 The ellipsoid shown says: Computer model of "oblate saturn" whose equatorial radius is greater than its polar radius. The equation of the cross section passing thru the pole is x^2/(60,268^2) + y^2/(54,364^2) =1 ANY ideas!?!?!?!???
That went straight into my brain and melted into oblivion. I never took Calculus. The furtherest I've gone in math is Trigonometry. I hate math.
Hahaha thanks guys...I don't get it at all but I just did a little work and handed it in...so no need for any future help (wouldn't want somebody giving up time). I DESPISEEEEEE math btw.
It's just a box of rain, I don't know who put it there----> believe it if you need it or leave it if you dare
HOly crap, what grade level is this? I did physics for two years but never got anything that curly... mind you, I never got the maths side of things at all, so maybe we WERE asked questions like that and I don't remember. Shpere volume is 4/3*pi somethingorother, that's all I remember.
What's the equation for the volume of an oblate ellipsoid? I've taken 3 semesters of calculus so far, still more to come. But I think I need more information. Also, could you please refresh me on what technique you're supposed to use? I know you're struggling with it, but do you know basically what to do? (edit) oooh I see you don't need help anymore, ok.
Clearly your mind possesses a working processor where mine has a vacancy sign. A good friend of mine took college level calculus and computer programming and is a GENIUS... I'm in awe of folks such as yourself who are nimble with numbers and equations and ellipses. My road to mathematics hit a stop sine.
Good grief that looks complicated. I never had the knack for pure maths, I was more of a physics boffin Hardest we ever got maths-wise was trigonometry and calculations involving pi (actually we did a HELL of a lot of pi). And the formula for the volume of a sphere is v = 4/3 pi r^3.
Trigonometry was EASY as shit. What's really sad, is that I couldn't and still can't do Algebra or Algebra 2 to save my life. Yet, I can do Geometry and Trig with effortless ease. Trig, I made like a 97 in it. I was happy. And that's saying something. Because I was stoned in Trig EVERYDAY. I'm just a pure genius. If you can do trig on pot and other drugs, AND succeed, then you are a genius. Now calculus? Let me go retch at that thought. I'd throw up all over my calculus homework, lol. Congrats to those who can do it.
...And they will crash. So, it's really a bad omen to study calculus. Oh, and never get on a comuter train of any sort. It's really a bad omen. Calculus is the root of all evil.