Question

In Wagner’s opera Das Rheingold, the goddess Freia is ransomed for a pile of gold just tall enough and wide enough to hide her from sight. Estimate the monetary value of this pile. The density of gold is 19.3 g/cm3, and take its value to be about $10 per gram.

Answer 1

Answer:

Price=$7×10⁷

Explanation:

Step 1: Estimate the volume of the pile,

Step 2: Multiply it by the density to get its mass

Step 2: Then multiply the mass by the price per gram to get the total price

So

The average pile dimensions are=45.7×45×172.7

$V=3.6*10^{5}cm^{3}\\ m_{g}=V_{p}=3.6*10^{5}*19.3=7*10^{6}g$

Price=m×$10

Price=(7×10⁶)×$10

Price=$7×10⁷