Mouhefanggai | Steinmetz Solid (English)
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Definition (keystage 3)
The solid formed as the intersection of two perpendicular cylinders of equal radius.
"Mouhefanggai" is Chinese for two square umbrellas.
Its volume was known to Archimedes and can be derived from the volume of a sphere of similar radius. It is [16/3]r3.
"Mouhefanggai" is Chinese for two square umbrellas.
Its volume was known to Archimedes and can be derived from the volume of a sphere of similar radius. It is [16/3]r3.
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