Second Pizza Theorem
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Puzzle
- Q: What is the volume of a pizza whose radius is $z$ and whose thickness is $a$?
- A: From Volume of Right Circular Cylinder: $\text {pi} z z a$.
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Historical Note
The Second Pizza Theorem has been around for many years, and it is not possible to identify its origin.
It appeared in print as long ago as $2002$, on page $2251$ of the CRC Concise Encyclopedia of Mathematics.
It has probably had multiple originators who discover it independently.
Sources
- Weisstein, Eric W. "Pizza Theorem." From MathWorld--A Wolfram Web Resource. https://mathworld.wolfram.com/PizzaTheorem.html