tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8705078887057341738.post8605258737956840127..comments2024-02-23T05:11:47.938-05:00Comments on Curmudgeon: The Lily-Pad ProblemCurmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04323026187622872114noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8705078887057341738.post-9709612305897037552010-05-22T21:54:10.180-04:002010-05-22T21:54:10.180-04:00Sloppy of me. Pythagorean answer:
depth squared +...Sloppy of me. Pythagorean answer:<br /><br />depth squared + 21 squared = (depth + 10) squared.<br /><br />I did an extra step (of course, same answer, 20d = 441 - 100).<br /><br />I still can't see taking even a small flat-bottomed boat out on a pond that shallow.<br /><br />JonathanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8705078887057341738.post-81656292893421421122010-05-20T18:03:01.870-04:002010-05-20T18:03:01.870-04:00Sure, if there's interest.Sure, if there's interest.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04323026187622872114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8705078887057341738.post-18870149217117690492010-05-20T13:10:09.880-04:002010-05-20T13:10:09.880-04:00Got more?Got more?PeggyUnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8705078887057341738.post-62386827421213689002010-05-20T12:32:42.053-04:002010-05-20T12:32:42.053-04:00product of parts of two intersecting chords are eq...product of parts of two intersecting chords are equal.<br />21² = 10*x<br />x=44.1<br /><br />dia = 54.1; so r = 27.05<br />depth = 17.05<br /><br />Pretty shallow, but the grasses and reeds seen in the picture give credence to that answer.Curmudgeonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04323026187622872114noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8705078887057341738.post-7034981927967841752010-05-19T22:29:24.250-04:002010-05-19T22:29:24.250-04:00Did you find something about the answer disconcert...Did you find something about the answer disconcerting?<br /><br />I solved it, and was really bothered by how small the answer was. Is the boat rubbing bottom?<br /><br />JonathanAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com