501 sats \ 4 replies \ @didiplaywell 30 Oct \ on: [Daily puzzle] Reuleaux triangle science
I love the Reuleaux triangle so much. It's used in industry to drill squared holes! How crazy is that!!
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So, each segment of the ABC inscribed triangle is 6cm because of how the Reuleaux triangle is composed. That allows us to get the center position from any vertex, for it's equal to 2/3 of the triangle's height , thus:
So, the radius of the inscribed circle is:
So in numbers:
We have a winner!
Oh yes, those square holes. I had seen a little sketch of that thing, never saw it in action. Cool!
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Thank you Sr! :)
I love geometry. I made pen-and-paper game based on geometry, would share it with you if you are interested.
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Sure thing. Feel free to share it here in ~science if that would make sense...
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Ok! Will upload it there a later! :)
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