Any Math Experts Around To Solve This Beauty?

M

MR.KAZ

Lurker
If you're in Iceland and you see an apple tree surrounded by a square shaped moat,that's 4 feet from the middle on all sides,and you have 2 planks 3 feet long,how do you cross?
 
Logic would say build your planks latched over each other, so one, support the other, but one could use the planks as a brief floating device to allow one to cross with only some chance of slipping in. Another, would be to use two planks, centred on the rear of one plank, as a counterweight for you to shorten the distance by up to 1.5 feet.

or, being it just 4 feet... you could jump.
 
MegaDrive20XX said:
No apple trees in Iceland...now gimme a dollar...
Click to expand...

This is an actual puzzle from our DM in "D&D".

I hope I remember correctly,it's been a while.

1. Place 1 plank diagonally on the corner of the moat.

2. Place the remaining plank in a straight line on the 1st plank to the middle where the tree is.
 
I was thinking that, but for some reason, in my mind I picture that if the diameter of the moat around the center was the same shape, then placing it on the corner would actually not make a difference, more if that, and that the increase in distance would counter the fact that the edges of that corner help brace it.
 
MR.KAZ said:
This is an actual puzzle from our DM in "D&D".

I hope I remember correctly,it's been a while.

1. Place 1 plank diagonally on the corner of the moat.

2. Place the remaining plank in a straight line on the 1st plank to the middle where the tree is.
Click to expand...

Ah okay, that makes more sense. I was trying to think of a real life situation.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top