Anyone Good At Math? How To Calculate Size Of A Heart Pan
Decorating By alicegop Updated 3 Mar 2007 , 3:33am by BlueDevil
Okay, I teach math, so it was no problem for the hexagon and other pans, but I need to calculate the area of the heart and the petal pan
So the pan sizes say 6in through 16 in, but what are they measuring? I don't have heart pans or I would just get out a ruler.
Can anyone tell me WHAT is measured to get the 6 in number for a 6 in heart shaped pan?
Same for the petal pan........ I just need to know where that number comes from and I can probably figure out the surface area (if not me, then one of my fellow Geometry teachers. I teach algebra and AP statistics so those are more my areas of expertise)
I have the heart pans and know I've measured them before........ 
I could swear that the measurement is from one side of the 'humps' to the other... I think this is also the same as from the point to the top of the humps... I am still at my school site, but as soon as I get home I can measure a pan, unless someone else beats me to it. Are you near one of the Micheals or Joann's? (I'm in Fresno too 
) I have been known to take a trip to one of the stores with tape measure in hand 
Could you use the serving chart in the Wilton book or on their site to figure out the size?? It shows you how many slices in each size for wedding or party........Hmmmmm[/i]
alicegop - if you still need the measurement for the heart pan, I was right...partly The widest part of the heart (near the top, at the 'humps') is 6 in across. It also measures 6 in from the dent in the top to the point on the bottom. Make sense?? I don't have the other pan, but I hope this helps you out. 
Alice,
Once you get the measurement, you can divide the pan into two area...one has both "humps" and is essentially two semicircles. The are is then 3.14 times the diameter. The other area is the triangle ...the area of which is half of the base times the height.
Hope this helps (once you get the measurements.
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