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For The Mathematically Inclined

Anil Saigal
05/27/2009

PROBLEM # 1
What is the height of a pentagon with side length of 1?

PROBLEM #2
What is the volume of a dodecahedron with side (of pentagon) equal to 1? Dodecahedron is a polyhedron with 12 faces.

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Problem Solutions 05/14/09

PROBLEM # 1

The value of my car depreciates by 10 percent every year.  Current price of my car is $20000. After how many years will the price be $10000?

Solution:
6.58 years.

PROBLEM #2

What is eiπ ?

Solution:
-1.:

Congratulations to Aseem Chandawarkar, Arun Lahori and Sai Tenneti, who were the winner of the last set of puzzles.



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