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# But the volume of
a pie (round, without tapering sides) would be Pi*r^2*h

where h is the height of the pie, r is its radius.
(, Wed 24 Sep 2003, 17:16, archived)
# I suppose if it had tapering sides
you'd have calculate as the difference between two cone shaped pies.
(, Wed 24 Sep 2003, 17:21, archived)
# Yes
and It was too difficult for my small brain. You see A-level Maths was one of those that I failed (but that was in the days when people did fail A-levels).
(, Wed 24 Sep 2003, 17:25, archived)
# you could
do that indirectly by getting bovine to eat 2 conical pies and seeing how much weight he puts on with each, the ratio would give you the ratio between the pie volumes
(, Wed 24 Sep 2003, 17:33, archived)