document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=301939>Question 301939</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> Come up with a way to find the area and volume of a football. Include in your answer a way to acquire any necessary measurements without cutting or otherwise destroying the football. Also include all necessary formulas to implement your idea. </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #216513 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><B>Alan3354(69443)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=Alan3354><IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/images/aboutme-small.gif BORDER=0 alt=\"About Me\" VALIGN=MIDDLE></A>&nbsp;<IMG SRC=http://www.algebra.com/cgi-bin/show-face.mpl?user=Alan3354><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=216513\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I assume you mean an American football, not a soccer ball.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Find the volume by measuring the amount of liquid it displaces.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Immerse it in a fish tank, for example.<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "To find its area, measure the distance L from end to end. Use a piece of string.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "Measure the diameter to get the radius at the center, the \"widest part.\"  You can use a string again, measure the circumference and calculate the radius from that.<BR>\n" );
document.write( "The surface area = 2*pi*r*L (one of the Theorems of Pappus)<BR>\n" );
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