November 15, 2004
Problem of the Month

The Boeing Plant Problem

The Boeing Plant in Everett, Washington is the largest building in the world by volume.

It contains 472,000,000 cubic feet, and it is 114 feet 2inches tall.

The perimeter of this rectangular building is 2.2 miles.

Find the dimensions of the building:
its length, width, and height.

Click here for a photo of the exterior of the Boeing Plant

Click here for a photo of the interior of the Boeing Plant

Solution to the Problem:

The dimensions of the building are 830.62' x 4,977.38' x 114.17'.

Correctly solved by:

1. Keith Mealy	Cincinnati, Ohio
2. Jason LaRusso	Winchester, Virginia
3. Walt Arrison	Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
4. Larry Schwartz	Trumbull, Connecticut
5. Arin Smith	Winchester, Virginia
6. John Funk	Ventura, California
7. James Alarie	University of Michigan -- Flint, Flint, Michigan
8. Dave Smith	Toledo, Ohio
9. Suzanne Timmons	Rocky Point, North Carolina
10. David & Judy Dixon	Bennettsville, South Carolina
11. Sharina Broughton	Old Dominion University, Norfolk, Virginia
12. Jonas Sutinen	Tullängsskolan, Örebro, Sweden
13. Per Björkil	Tullängsskolan, Örebro, Sweden
14. Richard Johnson	La Jolla, California
15. Daniel Kvist	Tullängskolan, Örebro, Sweden
16. Gustav Nilsson	Tullängsskolan, Örebro, Sweden
17. Joanna and Linda	Tullängsskolan, Örebro, Sweden
18. Angelo Leone	Middletown, Connecticut
19. Bahadir Güngör	Tullängskolan, Örebro of Sweden
20. David Amos	Winchester, Virginia
21. Jeffrey Gaither	Winchester, Virginia

Send any comments or questions to: David Pleacher