If it was a reuslt of normal A level stuff then I suspect you've made an error in deriving these formula.
These forumula do have exact answers in the sense that "exact solutions exist" but you can't write down those answers in closed form.
The way these problems are dealt with is iteration which can achieve an arbitary degree of accuracy: adaquete for most real life purposes.
The way you'd start an interation would be to first derive the statement: L^2+4h^2=8rh Sub that back into the h= ... expression and then use something like the Newton Raphston (sp?) method. However, this kind of stuff was only covered at the end of my further A level so I suspect you don't know what I'm talking about at this stage.
If you want me to explain how I derived that forumla or more about iteration then just email me or ask me on a talker and I'll try and explain.
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Date: 2002-03-17 10:20 am (UTC)From:If it was a reuslt of normal A level stuff then I suspect you've made an error in deriving these formula.
These forumula do have exact answers in the sense that "exact solutions exist" but you can't write down those answers in closed form.
The way these problems are dealt with is iteration which can achieve an arbitary degree of accuracy: adaquete for most real life purposes.
The way you'd start an interation would be to first derive the statement:
L^2+4h^2=8rh
Sub that back into the h= ... expression and then use something like the Newton Raphston (sp?) method. However, this kind of stuff was only covered at the end of my further A level so I suspect you don't know what I'm talking about at this stage.
If you want me to explain how I derived that forumla or more about iteration then just email me or ask me on a talker and I'll try and explain.
Neil