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Sphere surface divided by pi · case 01

Volume scaling is used for surface area.

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ROOT CAUSE

Volume scaling is used for surface area.

VERIFIED REPAIR

Apply the specified mathematical contract directly, preserving all terms and boundary cases: return 4*r*r

Unsuccessful approach: A disk area replaces the entire sphere surface.

Case contract

Nonnegative integer dimensions; exact products and ordinary Python real division. Quantities named divided by pi or pi-squared deliberately omit that factor from the returned result. Sphere surface divided by pi. Exact operational definition: 4*r*r

Why this case matters

Small exact fixtures expose this error without platform timing, external services, or probabilistic observations. Solid geometry results depend on the stated convention.

1 / The failure

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import math
import calendar
import statistics
import itertools
from fractions import Fraction
from datetime import date, datetime, timedelta, timezone
from decimal import Decimal, ROUND_HALF_UP, ROUND_DOWN, ROUND_CEILING, ROUND_FLOOR

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(r):
    return 4*r**3/3
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('fixture 1: (0,)', solve(*(0,)), 0)
check('fixture 2: (1,)', solve(*(1,)), 4)
check('fixture 3: (3,)', solve(*(3,)), 36)
check('fixture 4: (5,)', solve(*(5,)), 100)
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
fixture 1: (0,)0.00Passed
fixture 2: (1,)1.33333333333333334Failed
fixture 3: (3,)36.036Passed
fixture 4: (5,)166.66666666666666100Failed

SHA-256 / e415efa12383a517e34d31c70cb8ba64a5745ad70cb03e3d31d4426125d3b24c

2 / The unsuccessful fix

Exit 1
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import math
import calendar
import statistics
import itertools
from fractions import Fraction
from datetime import date, datetime, timedelta, timezone
from decimal import Decimal, ROUND_HALF_UP, ROUND_DOWN, ROUND_CEILING, ROUND_FLOOR

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(r):
    return r*r
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('fixture 1: (0,)', solve(*(0,)), 0)
check('fixture 2: (1,)', solve(*(1,)), 4)
check('fixture 3: (3,)', solve(*(3,)), 36)
check('fixture 4: (5,)', solve(*(5,)), 100)
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
fixture 1: (0,)00Passed
fixture 2: (1,)14Failed
fixture 3: (3,)936Failed
fixture 4: (5,)25100Failed

SHA-256 / d1b40028c558763da5c3d33d58f4c41d1a42f2a9720b1a9619fbea38b7745d8e

3 / The verified repair

Exit 0
"""Failure Map reference implementation. Python standard library only."""
import json
import math
import calendar
import statistics
import itertools
from fractions import Fraction
from datetime import date, datetime, timedelta, timezone
from decimal import Decimal, ROUND_HALF_UP, ROUND_DOWN, ROUND_CEILING, ROUND_FLOOR

N = 1
observations = []
def solve(r):
    return 4*r*r
def check(label, actual, expected):
    observations.append({"check": label, "actual": actual, "expected": expected, "passed": actual == expected})
check('fixture 1: (0,)', solve(*(0,)), 0)
check('fixture 2: (1,)', solve(*(1,)), 4)
check('fixture 3: (3,)', solve(*(3,)), 36)
check('fixture 4: (5,)', solve(*(5,)), 100)
print(json.dumps({"observations": observations, "passed": all(x["passed"] for x in observations)}, ensure_ascii=False))
raise SystemExit(0 if all(x["passed"] for x in observations) else 1)
Boundary fixtureActualExpectedOutcome
fixture 1: (0,)00Passed
fixture 2: (1,)44Passed
fixture 3: (3,)3636Passed
fixture 4: (5,)100100Passed

SHA-256 / 7859eb43865e5a5b5ec6e38e167f1e970cbe3f5f3d18143c4c94632a83511990

Verification & scope

This reproducer isolates one failure mechanism. Results cover the supplied fixtures. Variants within a family share a test contract and should remain grouped when constructing evaluation splits. Related mechanisms with a shared evaluation_group must also remain together; these controlled models are not independent production incidents.

Observations recorded using Python 3.12.14 at 2026-09-29T14:37:55.365151+00:00.

Case digest / 56ec1248b50cc179987dd11a851e6bfc7e0bcc6288dfdc65329cecf8f0ec57bb