Subject: gabriel's horn
From: detzwile@uwc.edu
Date: Wed Feb 23 2000 - 10:18:11 EST
anyone know of a (sort-of) intuitive explanation of the features of
gabriel's horn?
y = 1/x over zero to infinity
1. area is unbounded; goes to infinity
2. volume of solid of rev is bounded; approaches pi
3. surface area of solid of rev is unbounded; goes to infinity
thanks
David J Etzwiler
Assoc Professor of Mathematics
University of Wisconsin - Baraboo/Sauk County
1006 Connie Rd
Baraboo, WI 53913
608 356-8351 x 238
fax 608 355-7911
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