4 Apr
2003
4 Apr
'03
7:25 a.m.
On Thursday, April 3, 2003, at 08:06 PM, Richard Schroeppel wrote:
A simple puzzle that leads to a transcendental equation: [...] The density of ice is .9, water is 1. A spherical iceberg of diameter 1 is floating in the ocean. How high is the tip of the iceberg over the surface of the water?
Do spheres have tips? (Now *that's* a transcendental question!) --Michael Kleber kleber@brandeis.edu