document.write( "<A HREF=/cgi-bin/jump-to-question.mpl?question=597207>Question 597207</A>: <I><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> I'm 39 years old, this question is for my own knowledge.\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "If I putt a golf ball through a hole that is 2 inches wide from three feet away, how wide would that hole have to be to allow the ball through at 6 feet away? </SPAN>\n" );
document.write( "</I><HR><TABLE width=100%><TR><TD><B><A HREF=http://www.algebra.com/>Algebra.Com's</A> Answer #378107 by </B><A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><B>scott8148(6628)</B></A><img src=\"/images/stars/stars-13.gif\" alt=\"\" >&nbsp;<A HREF=/tutors/aboutme.mpl?userid=scott8148><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=scott8148><BR>You can <A HREF=\"/cgi-bin/embed-solution.mpl?show=1&solution=378107\">put this solution on YOUR website!</A><BR><SPAN STYLE=\"word-break: break-all;\"> this is similar to projecting a shadow on a wall\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "at twice the distance, the shadow is twice as large\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "so, a 4in hole at 6ft is comparable to a 2in hole at 3ft\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "for your own knowledge -- according to wikipedia, the diameter of a golf ball is 1.68 in<BR>\n" );
document.write( "___ if you're putting through a hole (as opposed to \"into\" a hole in the ground) this means the clearance at 2in is .32in<BR>\n" );
document.write( "___ a 4in hole has 2.32in of clearance (7 times as much)<BR>\n" );
document.write( "___ when putting into a cup (on a real course), as long as the center of the ball catches the inside of the cup, you're in<BR>\n" );
document.write( "___ through a hole means the the outside of the ball must be inside the hole (see comments on clearance)\r<BR>\n" );
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document.write( "aren't you glad you asked? </SPAN>\n" );
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