.
.
Math Central - mathcentral.uregina.ca
Quandaries & Queries
Q & Q
. .
topic card  

Topic:

solid mensuration

list of
topics
. .
start over

One item is filed under this topic.
 
Page
1/1
A railway cut 2010-12-12
From jade:
the pennsylvania railroad found it necessary,owing to land slides upon the roadbed,to reduce the angle of inclination of one bank of certain railway cut near pittsburgh,pa.,from an original angle of 45 degrees to a new angle of 30 degrees. the bank as it originally stood was 200 ft.long and had a slant length of 60 ft.. find the amount of the earth removed, if the top level of the bank remained unchanged.
Answered by Penny Nom.
 
Page
1/1

 

 


Math Central is supported by the University of Regina and the Imperial Oil Foundation.

CMS
.
* Registered trade mark of Imperial Oil Limited. Used under license.

 

Home Resource Room Home Resource Room Quandaries and Queries Mathematics with a Human Face About Math Central Problem of the Month Math Beyond School Outreach Activities Teacher's Bulletin Board Canadian Mathematical Society University of Regina Imperial Oil Foundation