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madgorillaz15
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Homework Statement
In the attached drawing, find R in terms of L and c. Also, at the bottom of the picture I wrote something wrong. I said c, which equals 0.5, is the arc-length of each semi-circle, but I really meant to say each quarter circle. My bad. I'm not given a number for L so that can just remain a variable.
Can anyone see the solution? I'd appreciate any help.
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The Attempt at a Solution
I think I need to take advantage of c somehow, but I wasn't able to figure it out. Obviously, R=(a^2 + L^2)^(1/2), so I just need to figure out a in terms of L and c (or something else)?