Reading it that way you are 100% correct. I guess I was interpreting bowl to
mean the whole ellipse, but in retrospect, I think your interpretation makes
more sense. Cheers!

-Phil

-----Original Message-----
From: Aristotle Sagan [mailto:killer_jupiter@hotmail.com]
Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 1:32 PM
To: Phil.Walker@BROOKS-PRI.COM
Cc: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Curves (no Vanagon content)

The problem set states the bowl is 8 inches deep. That implies a point 8
inches from the base line. if the problem set stated 8 inches wide, you
would be correct.

tim

>From: "Walker, Phil" <Phil.Walker@BROOKS-PRI.COM>
>Reply-To: "Walker, Phil" <Phil.Walker@BROOKS-PRI.COM>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: Curves (no Vanagon content)
>Date: Wed, 29 Jan 2003 15:11:55 -0500
>
>I think there is one change to your plan. The triangle needs to be 4 inches
>high, not 8 because the total width of the "bowl" is 8 inches. That means
>the distance between the nails would change.
>
>-Phil

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