January 16, 200818 yr This will be easy for some people. A rope is placed around the Earth at the Equator. How much more rope would have to be added for the rope to be 1 foot above the Earth all the way around?
January 16, 200818 yr 75.4 inches. I was sure that ColonelCrazy was wrong until I thought about it. Pie are square doesn't work for circumferences.
January 16, 200818 yr 75.4 inches. I was sure that ColonelCrazy was wrong until I thought about it. Pie are square doesn't work for circumferences. Or 6.28 feet.
January 16, 200818 yr Or 6.28 feet. But when you use the area forumla, you get 48,680 additional miles of rope, or enought to wrap around the earth 3 times. :lol:
January 16, 200818 yr Author A little over 6 feet more of rope.Good job! 2 x Pi basically.... :thumb:
January 16, 200818 yr Good job! 2 x Pi basically.... :thumb: Is that because you are adding 2 feet to the diameter? Would the answer be the same if you were talking about the moon instead of the earth? What about a smaller object like a basketball?
January 16, 200818 yr How is that possible. The earths circumference at the equator is roughly 25,000 miles... So you are telling me that 6 ft of rope will put you 1ft above the earth?
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