"Dan McGarigle" wrote:
In answer to your well taken point, the formula is used to calculate the
"base-to-a-side" angle in degrees, as part of a set of formulas that
calculate the wood cut bevel cut and side-cutting angles for the sides
of a pyramid
Well, I wouldn't mind if you sent me that JPG or other depiction of the
formula in email. My trig skills are a little rusty (i.e. 40 years of
rust), so I don't think I can derive the formula from scratch on my own. A
Google search did not turn up anything for me.
PS My use of the word "times" is indicative of a multiplication such as
three "times" four equals twelve.
I don't doubt that you know what the word "times" means. I was wondering if
it is possible that you misinterpreted some depiction of the formula. For
example, in math, it is common to write x(y+z) to mean "x times the quantity
y plus z". Along the same lines, I wonder if you might be reading tan^-1(2h
/ ax), where here "^-1" means "superscript -1", as "tan to the -1 power
times the quantity ...", when actually it should be read as "arctan of the
quantity ...".
That makes some sense to me, especially now that I understand the context.
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"Dan McGarigle" wrote in message
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Dear JoeU2044
In answer to your well taken point, the formula is used to calculate the
"base-to-a-side" angle in degrees, as part of a set of formulas that
calculate the wood cut bevel cut and side-cutting angles for the sides of
a
pyramid of "h=height", and "a=length of a leg of the base of a pyramid",
for
a pyramid of "X number of sides".
I am something of a cabinet maker and the capability to easily calculate
all
the angles and lengths for a pyramid that can have any number of sides is
quite a good thing for me.
Thanks again so much JoeU2004 ! ! !
Dan
PS My use of the word "times" is indicative of a multiplication such as
three "times" four equals twelve.
"JoeU2004" wrote:
"Dan McGarigle" wrote:
Can you please tell me the steps to access the Microsoft news server ?
Does the following help?
http://www.cpearson.com/excel/HintsA...roupUsers.aspx
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"Dan McGarigle" wrote in message
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Dear JoeU2004
I have tried to use Internet Explorer 6 to access the "you can post to
the
MSnews server directly" by using the URL "http://msnews.microsoft.com/"
but I get only an error message that says "Cannot connect to the
server".
Can you please tell me the steps to access the Microsoft news server ?
Thanks !
Dan
"JoeU2004" wrote:
"Dan McGarigle" wrote:
How do I post a question that needs to show an equation that won't
be
visually coherent when viewed by this text composer/viewer.
You appear to be using the MS Discussion Groups web interface. To my
knowledge, you cannot post attachments. I believe you are limited to
text
in your postings.
If you can use Outlook Express (Windows Mail in Vista) or Outlook (I
believe), you can post to the MSnews server directly. Then you can
add
attachments. I presume the attachments, and maybe even the entire
posting,
are not visible to experts who use MSDG or Google Groups.
(Surprisingly,
some do.) But I think the majority of knowledgable people access the
MSnews
server directly. There should be sufficient critical mass for you to
get
some helpful responses.
But what is it about your "equation" (formula?) that makes you think
it
cannot be viewed "coherently" in a text-only article?
Perhaps a viable alternative would be to copy-and-paste the formula
from
the
Formula Bar, and for anything that is not "coherent" in English text,
perhaps you could just explain them, if they are relevant to your
question.
In fact, if they are not relevant to your question, perhaps you could
reduce
your problem to a formula that __can__ be posted "coherently" in
English
text without any special work.
If you do not get any satisfactory suggestions, as a last resort, you
can
send your Excel workbook to me with an explanation in email. If
nothing
else, I might be able to find a way for you to post the salient
information
in a text-only article. Send the workbook to joeu2004 "at"
hotmail.com.
PS: Other knowledgable people in these forums know how to post
"attachments" to public web sites; then you can put the URL into a
text-only
posting here. One of those people might be a better choice than I to
help
you one-on-one. That's why I would consider myself a "last resort".
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"Dan McGarigle" wrote in
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Dear Excel
How do I post a question that needs to show an equation that won't
be
visually coherent when viewed by this text composer/viewer.
Can I send a .jpg that shows the equation to someone ?
Thanks !
Dan