January 4

ok there is a circle...

two points along the circumference of this circle are 96 inches ( 8') apart when connected with a straight line. ( is that called a chord? )

The point farthest from this line is 4 inches ( which is exactly halfway along the perimeter of the circle between the two points. ) What is either the diameter of this circle or the radius which is of course 1/2 D

Practical application:

I have a kitchen island that is eight feet wide. the customer wants an an overhanging granite top that is is 12 inches overhanging on each end and 16 inches overhanging at its farthest point ( so we have an arced side to this granite top ) I need to kind of draw out a template so they can see how it looks. I figured a long stick the correct radius size drawn along and eight foot wide piece of cardboard would do the trick I have everything I just need the size of the radius so I can draw it out.

Thanks my meeting is 9 am tomorrow morning !

Thanks for any efforts on this. I will probably do a trial and error if you can't get to this in time!


Subject:	Circle with radius 24'-2" has 8' chord with 4" offset at center

Date:

10/2/2009 10:49:35 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time

Autocad tells me so.

Try Diameter 48.33333' and Radius 24.166667' = 24'-2".

I could do the trigonometry with sines and cosines,

but the computer gives me this distance I double checked.

This assumes no 12" overhang on the 8' length. (Would equal 10' long chord.)

Are you certain she does not want an oval or an ellipse?

If so let me know.

See the diagram below and right inserted in this email.

Pete

Next morning's email:

Lou,

Here's the geometric and algebraic solution.

Formula for counter

R² = (R-4)² + 48²

R²= (R-4) (R-4) +2304

R²= R² -8R + 16 +2320

0 = -8R + 2320

8R = 2320

R = 2320 / 8

R = 290 “ / 12 = 24.16667’

Radius = 24’ – 2”

I linked your article to our town's energy task force web site.

I could not follow your 3% anthropogenic statistic from the single footnote reference to the IPCC.

Are you publishing a new article that shows how you arrived at that number?
The current IPCC technical summary is so outdated. (Mostly up to 2003 and some info up to 2005)

Everyone will be interested in knowing that people only contribute 3% (of Carbon Dioxide) if you can explain it as clearly as you do your other premises.

Pete in Connecticut

Dear Peter,

Thank you for the email regarding the table we simplified from the 2001
IPCC. The matter was just recently brought to our attention because the
link we provided was incorrect, and we are working both to correct the
error in the citation page (which takes you to a series of flow charts
not directly related to the larger section we took the data from) and to
reproduce the original material.

Unfortunately, we have not had time to focus on the matter due to
speaking engagements, the fiat currency abuse webinar, attacks on our
website in response to chapter 5, and most recently recovering from a
man armed with a backhoe but little sense that took out of telephone and
internet connections for a week.

We hope to get the matter sorted out shortly.

Thank you for bringing the matter to our attention, and I shall get back
to you with the proper citation and original material as soon as possible.

Best,

Richard K...
Managing Editor
The Emerging Trends Report

Moderating the televised debate for a neighboring town council for The League of Women Voters

Hi Peter,

I've attached a copy of moderator statements for you to use at the ...debate. A member of the League - Christine or myself - will go over that procedure to handing in questions and other housekeeping items, before the tape is rolling. Also some one will be timing the overall debate and give you a signal when there are 15 minutes left - This will be your cue to do the last question move on to closing statements. We want to make sure there is enough time to get your closing remarks on the one hour tape. Also Cable 5 needs a little bit of tape on each end to fit it into their programming.

Did I leave anything out?

If you have any questions, email or call.

Thanks again for volunteering to moderate. The debates are an important part of what the League does and having a qualified enthusiastic moderator makes the debates really shine. Thanks for lending you talents.

Cheers,

Denise

Just confirming for this Wednesday evening, September 30th. Marie ...and I planning or arriving at ... a little before 6:30.

The debate starts a 7pm. If you could be there about 20 minutes early that would be great. This will give you a chance to do a sound system check and meet the candidates before the camera is rolling.

Denise

Denise,

Of course I will be there at 6:30 or so.

Mary will be with me to help volunteer.

......

The following Morning

Denise and Christine,

Thank you again for the nice card and gift certificate to The ... restaurant.

It was wonderful to have such a successful debate last night, thanks to your good planning.

Pete