How do you find the girth of something?

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amistre64 · Answer

gotta use calculus

anonymous · Answer

Are you sure? We're trying to find it in my Algebra 2 class.

amistre64 · Answer

$$\int_{0}^{2pi}(cheese.burger*fries)df$$

amistre64 · Answer

girth is how round something is if i recall the dictionary

amistre64 · Answer

girthNoun/gərTH/
1. The measurement around the middle of something, esp. a person's waist.
2. A person's middle or stomach, esp. when large.  More »
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anonymous · Answer

lol cheese burger fries

amistre64 · Answer

i shoulda put that up as a line integral, that would have been a hoot

amistre64 · Answer

note to self:  be hootier

anonymous · Answer

Ok well I'm trying to find the girth of a whale. How would I do that.

anonymous · Answer

lol

jamesj · Answer

A very long tape measure

amistre64 · Answer

find a bunch of tailors

amistre64 · Answer

math provides models; when faced with a real life challenge, use real life applications

anonymous · Answer

I'm in a class. I don't have time to measure whales with a tape measure. lol

anonymous · Answer

lol
you must have some kinda relation or equation

anonymous · Answer

ok well I know the length and weight of the whale.

anonymous · Answer

and ...?

amistre64 · Answer

length times weight / number of tail feather =girth ?

anonymous · Answer

lol

anonymous · Answer

lol

amistre64 · Answer

you cant just make up math to fit a situation; either the data has already been retrieved and worked into a relation that can be formulated; or you have to do the grunt work

amistre64 · Answer

if someone has determined the relation of length to weight, then it might be on the google

amistre64 · Answer

i wonder how many balls had to be rolled down an inclined plane to come up with a=v/t^2

amistre64 · Answer

or some such