PDA

View Full Version : WOODWORKING QUIZ for 9 Sept. 04



Ralph Jones
9th September 2004, 09:48 PM
Good Evening Friends,

A fellow is wanting to build a gazebo with an inscribed diameter of 16' for an 8 sided structure.

How long should each side be?

Respectfully,

Ralph Jones
10th September 2004, 10:09 PM
Good Evening Friends,
What, no mathematicians in the crowd?
Well here is the answer anyway.
the length of sides with an inscribed diameter of 1 ft. for an 8 sided polygon will be 4.9705". So for a structure with a 16' diameter would be 6' 7 9/16" in length for each side segment.

Respectfully,

gdf26562
10th September 2004, 10:13 PM
Damn, I was to slow, that was going to be my answer, took me a little longer, as I had to convert it from imperial to metric. then back again..... :D