Thread: Rope around the world

Let's say you have a loop of rope around the equater. How much longer would the rope need to be in order to have the rope lifted of off the ground by 1 inch all the way around the world?

Another way to pose this question would be . . . If the radius of the earth increased by 1 inch how much longer would the rope need to be?

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It would have to be about 6.3" longer:

Length of rope = 2 * Pi * radius

2*Pi*(r+1")-2*Pi*r=2*Pi*1" = ~6.3"

Originally Posted by MathGuru

Let's say you have a loop of rope around the equater. How much longer would the rope need to be in order to have the rope lifted of off the ground by 1 inch all the way around the world?

Another way to pose this question would be . . . If the radius of the earth increased by 1 inch how much longer would the rope need to be?

Try again with something newer

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