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St. Louis Science Center Planetarium Mathematics I. or II.

Blueprint Elevations


Name ____________________ Date __________

 Solve the problem(s) stated below and attach any graph paper graphs or diagrams. Turn this in to your teacher for class interest. If you wish to email your work to the address below - please use your initials in place of your name. You will probably not get a return response other than a smile. For helpful suggestions link here. For resource equations or formulas related to the St. Louis Science Center Planetarium click here: Link To Formulas

Problem: ( Print this page to work and turn in. )


The Planetarium Formula Page of this project gives formulas for the various levels and structures of the St. Louis Science Center Planetarium. Architectural blueprints give elevation in feet, inches and fractional parts of an inch. This problem is a request that you study the formula page and convert the coordinates of the formula to elevations in feet, inches and fractional parts of an inch. To make all the conversions from coordinates to elevations you will need to know one reference elevation. The Forest Park entrance floor level is 92' 6" which is 61' 6" below the (0, 0) coordinate for the Planetarium's Hyperbola.

The Outside Playground Exhibit Area is around five feet above the Planetarium entrance level.

Description Coordinates
      or Location		 Elevation In
     Feet, Inches and
     Fractions of
     an inch
Level A Forrest Park Entrance
                Service Areas
                Family Skyport		   61' 6" below the (0, 0)    92' 6"  
Hyperboloid of One Sheet
                Center Section		 (0, 0) Origin    
Sky Dome Lower Rim
                		       
Level B Exhibit Area
                Outside Star Chamber		        
Level B Star Chamber Area
                Inside Star Chamber
                Zeiss Star Projector		        



Description Coordinates
      or Location		 Elevation In
     Feet, Inches and
      Fractions of
      an inch
Level C Bottom of Hyperboloid
                of One Sheet		        
Level D Hemisphere's Bottom Edge Exhibit Area
                Start Of Sky Dome		        
Level E Ring Exhibit Area
                Upper Level
                Star Bridge		        
Level F Hyperbola's Transverse Axis
        Horizontal: x-axis North and South
          Vertical y-axis Up And Down		   (0, 0)
      61' 6" above
      Level A   		   
Level G Top Of Sky Dome        
Level H Top Of Roof        
Level I Top Of Hyperboloid
        of One Sheet		        
Level J Top Of Observation Deck        
Level K Zeiss Star Projector Center
                Sky Dome Centered		        
Level P Playground Exhibit Area
                Whispering Dishes
                Echo Tube Exhibit		       near 98 feet  
Top Of 72-gon
        
Level B- Under Level B

                Outside Ground Level
                Step level on West Side 		       




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      or Location		 Elevation In
     Feet, Inches and
      Fractions of
      an inch
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