While the Babylonians had a crude formula for finding the area of a circle (see other problem), if they wanted a more accurate approximation, the table discovered in 1936 indicated that the in the formula should be multiplied by the base-60 number 0;57,36. (Note this is a fractional number. See Ch 3. for a review of converting these numbers to base 10.)
A) Convert the number 0;57,36 to base 10, rounding to two decimal places.
Answer: 0;57,36 =
Now find the following areas, taking into account the new adjusting factor from part (A).
B) The area of a circle with circumference of 55.
Answer: Area =
Round your answer to two decimal places (hundredths).
C) The area of a circle with circumference of 14.
Answer: Area =
Round your answer to two decimal places (hundredths).
Note: Can you determine what value of the Babylonians were effectively using with this new adjusting factor? Try it! (This question is not officially part of this problem.)
A) Convert the number 0;57,36 to base 10, rounding to two decimal places.
Answer: 0;57,36 =
Now find the following areas, taking into account the new adjusting factor from part (A).
B) The area of a circle with circumference of 55.
Answer: Area =
Round your answer to two decimal places (hundredths).
C) The area of a circle with circumference of 14.
Answer: Area =
Round your answer to two decimal places (hundredths).
Note: Can you determine what value of the Babylonians were effectively using with this new adjusting factor? Try it! (This question is not officially part of this problem.)