i was told that r would be the distance of a point on the dome from the central axis and the radius would be .8(143)...setting up the picture i got a triangle I guess i would use the pythagorean theorem from there?
i need to write a function which describes the surface of brunelleschi's dome, the shape of the sides are called quinto acuto meaning pointed fifth. the function needs to be in cylindrical coordinates z=f(r), span of the base of dome is 143 feet