William Lowell Putnam Mathematical Competition: Problems & Solutions
Subtitle: 1938-1964
Contributors: R. E. Greenwood (Editor); Leon M. Kelly (Editor)
Publisher: Mathematical Assn of Amer
Published: August 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
ISBN-13: 9780883854624
Subjects: General; Mathematics; Science/Mathematics
First sentence: 1. A solid is bounded by two bases in the horizontal planes z = h/2 and z = - h/2, and by such a surface that area of every section in a horizontal plane is given by a formula of the sort Area = aoz3 + a1z2 + a2z + a3 (where as special cases some of the coefficients may be 0).