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Mayank creates a magical box of side s s . Meanwhile, Akul caught a fly and tied it to an ideal thread. Now, the free end of thread is tied to the center of cube and the setup is left as such.

Why is the box magical?

The box is such that the fly can fly freely inside the cube if d < s 2 d<\dfrac { s }{ 2 } , where d d is the distance of the fly from the center.

As soon as its distance from the center exceeds s 2 \dfrac { s }{ 2 } , it will find itself outside the cube with the same distance from the center and can again enter the cube only when its distance from center becomes s 2 \dfrac { s }{ 2 } .

Also as it just enters the cube at d= s 2 \dfrac { s }{ 2 } , It has an equal probability to be at any point at a distance s 2 \dfrac { s }{ 2 } from the center.

Find the expected distance of the fly from the center of the cube given that the length of thread is s 2 \dfrac { s }{ \sqrt { 2 } } .

If it is equal to k × s k\times s , find 1 0 4 × k \left\lfloor 10^4\times k \right\rfloor .

Details and assumptions :

  • The fly doesn't feel any tension because of the magical thread.

  • The fly can fly!


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The answer is 6842.

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1 solution

Akul Agrawal
Oct 6, 2015

Hint

The Answer is k = 1 2 29 16 2 4 2 1 \frac { 1 }{ 2 } \cdot \frac { 29-16\sqrt { 2 } }{ 4\sqrt { 2 } -1 }

Very good one. Had fun doing it. Although had to refer to the net for some results related to spheres (I didnt have time to derive them!) :p

Sanchit Aggarwal - 5 years, 7 months ago

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didn't get "some results related to spheres"

btw thanx

Akul Agrawal - 5 years, 7 months ago

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Spherical cap surface area and volume

Sanchit Aggarwal - 5 years, 7 months ago

Can you post a complete solution? I can't seem to solve it.

Pi Han Goh - 5 years, 6 months ago

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yeah... i will do it shortly. i didn't post because it's quiet long and i am not so good at latex. So i expected someone to do it

Akul Agrawal - 5 years, 6 months ago

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Just write on a piece of paper and take a picture of it.

Pi Han Goh - 5 years, 6 months ago

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@Pi Han Goh I have posted the solution (without any calculation). Tell me if it is unclear.

and sorry for delay... i was busy in my exams. @Pi Han Goh

Akul Agrawal - 5 years, 6 months ago

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@Akul Agrawal So far so good. Your question appears very wordy so I couldn't immediately get what you're saying.

Pi Han Goh - 5 years, 6 months ago

i solved it in 2 D as i forgot it was a sphere not a circle, but used the same method as yours but in a 2 dimensional way.

A Former Brilliant Member - 4 years, 9 months ago

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