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    Surface area of a dome-ish roof

    Okay thanks. Calculus is stupid.
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    Surface area of a dome-ish roof

    Why not? How does adding up the circumferences not equal the surface area of the dome.
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    Surface area of a dome-ish roof

    Well according to page 78 of http://www.slideshare.net/mrsbeth63/engineering-mechanics-statics-rc-hibbeler-12th-edition-complete-solutions-ch-9" , the answer is 1365 m^2. I kind of understand how they did it, I just want to know why my way doesn't work.
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    Surface area of a dome-ish roof

    Homework Statement Determine the surface area of the roof of the structure if it is formed by rotating the parabola about the axis. Homework Equations SA=\int _0^{16}{2\pi\left ( 4 \sqrt{16-y} \right ) dy} (?) The Attempt at a Solution SA=\left [ -\frac{16}{3}\pi\left ( 16-y...
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    (Statics) Truss with no vertical members, will it work

    Homework Statement Supposed to support a 50 kN weight at a pin joint at the center of a void as cost effectively as possible using trusses (e.g., trusses and pin joints have costs) Homework Equations Basic sum of moments and sum of forces = 0 The Attempt at a Solution Why can't I...
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    How does a cathode ray eject inner orbital electrons?

    (Since this is a coursework question and not a homework question, I deleted the template) Both my chemistry and physics textbooks cite cathode rays as having the ability to excite or eject electrons from an atom (e.g., dielectric breakdown, x-ray spectroscopy). How can a stream of negatively...
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