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Re: [ATM] Stripping to re-figure?

Guy Brandenburg wrote:

>I found something slightly different at
>http://mathforum.org/dr.math/faq/formulas/faq.sphere.html,
>being to lazy to derive the formula myself.
>
>  Spherical Cap = The portion of a sphere cut off by a
>plane. 
>     Radius of sphere: r
>     Radius of base: r1
>     Height: h
>     Surface area: S
>     Volume: V
>
>          r = (h^2+r1^2)/(2h)
>          S = 2*Pi*r*h
>          V = (Pi/6)*(3*r1^2+h^2)*h
>
But wouldn't you want this for the paraboloid you are stripping instead
of a sphere?
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