[PW] Cresent moon

[Dave Gomberg]

At 12:00 11/28/2007, you wrote:
>23" in a straight line going from point to point of the crescent. I 
>have 2 questions:
>
>1. Is my logic correct that (17 * 25.5) divided by pi is the 
>diameter of the inner circle? That would be approx. 11.5 feet wide.

No.  Assuming this is a semi-circle (like a moon, showing 180 degrees 
of  the limb), then the width would be 23"

>2. Is there a way I can tell if the 17 pieces will indeed form a 
>circle? That is, since I got it at a yard sale, how can I tell if 
>all the pieces are there?

Lay them out on the floor and see if they all seem to be there...



-- 
Dave Gomberg, San Francisco   NE5EE     gomberg1 at wcf dot com
All addresses, phones, etc. at http://www.wcf.com/ham/info.html
-----------------------------------------------------------------