Steinmetz solidWritten by Paul BourkeDecember 2003
The solid that results from the intersection of two cylinders (circular cross section) of the same radius and at right angles to each other is known as the Steinmetz solid. ![]() The intersection is as follows
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The surface area is 16 r2 where r is the cylinder radius. The volume is 16 r3 / 3. ![]()
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