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During Archimedes' time in Syracuse, King Hieron, the king of Syracuse and a close friend of Archimedes, commissioned the construction of a beautiful golden crown. When the goldsmith returned the crown, the king suspected him of stealing some of the gold and replacing it in the crown with silver. The king wanted to make sure that he got all of his gold back, so he asked Archimedes to discover the true contents of the crown.
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Who consulted Archimedes regarding an object that was made of Gold?
Hiero II, the King of Syracuse, wanted Archimedes to determine if gold had been withheld from a crown by the goldsmith commissioned to make it. Without damaging the crown, Archimedes used water displacement to prove that the gold was not all there.
How did Archimedes solve the King's problem?
He discovered the difference in density between gold and silver when placed under water, and noticed that the crown was not pure gold. The crowns maker was later beheaded.
How is maths related with physics?
If we declare maths as the queen of sciences, physics would obviously be the king. And king and queen do have some relations, don't they? Back in old days (18-19th centuries and older) math was being developed the way the physicians needed it, not more. Suppose one day a phisician needed to solve quadratic equation and there was no way to do it. He would sit days long and finally invent a method for solve this kind of equations (in reality things were a bit different, but not much). So in the process of solving a physical problem new mathematical method was developed and the physical problem got solved too. This way physics benefited from maths and maths from physics. Nowadays every physical problem again needs a lot of maths to be solved. And as it can be seen, physics can't exist without maths (although maths can exist without physics).
When is a wrestler king of the ring math worksheet?
When he sits on top the throne.
Is there something to use to make two twin bed mattresses into a king size bed?
Two twin size mattresses can easily be joined using a create-a-king twin doubling system. The create-a-king essentially belts the two twin mattresses securely together and it also has a foam filler for the "crack" between the two mattresses. Now, the two twin mattresses won't be quite as long as a standard king size. Standard king size beds measure approximately 80" long, while standard twin beds measure 75" long. This should really be no problem and you can usually still use king size mattress pads and sheets. You can also use a regular king size metal bed frame for the two twin box springs.
