Hydrostatic Solution Of Particular Trinominial Equations

A. Demanet devised an interesting method of solution of trinomial equations which depends on the use of communicating vessels of convenient forms.
To solve an equation of the third degree of the form:
x3 + x = c
where c is a constant, an inverted cone and a cylinder, joined together by means of a tube, are taken.
As shown below.

The radius r of the cone and its height h are in the ratio:
r/h = √3/√π
while the base of the cylinder is taken as 1 cm2

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