Can any one solve this math problem?

PlanetPakistan wrote:.......
This problem was given to me by a guy at a party last night, he said it took him over a week to do it(he is very good at math).

I don't give a damn about the answer, I just want to know what kind of parties are you attending, man? Are you going to fritter away your youth just like that?

It was a non-penetration party.

skully wrote:Yes, I'm a Civil Engineer, PP.

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I didn't know you were a friendly train driver.

Grouse.  Should be more of them. Public transport is stressful enough.

furriner wrote:

PlanetPakistan wrote:.......
This problem was given to me by a guy at a party last night, he said it took him over a week to do it(he is very good at math).

I don't give a damn about the answer, I just want to know what kind of parties are you attending, man?   Are you going to fritter away your youth just like that?

It was a math debate party.


The Pakistan version of the Soggy Biscuits game.

JGK wrote:

skully wrote:Yes, I'm a Civil Engineer, PP.

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I didn't know you were a friendly train driver.

Grouse.  Should be more of them. Public transport is stressful enough.

I always thought S was a civil young man

No way is a 40 feet ladder lying across and resting over a wall across distance of just one foot lesser than it's own length all the way up at 7 feet by yard of imagination. Can't be raised more than 2-3 feet at best because no way the ladder has sufficient length to be able to rest 7 feet above. I used my own math equation. Its called common sense. LOL!

Batman wrote:No way is a 40 feet ladder meeting the next wall at just one foot less distance all the way up at 7 feet by yard of imagination. Can't be raised more than 2-3 feet at best because no way the ladder has sufficient length to be able to rest 7 feet above. I used my own math equation. Its called common sense. LOL!

At the risk of NSR, you might want to acquaint yourself with this guy called Pythagoras.

I've got bad news for you, Vikas.

And it will actually meet the wall more than 8 feet up.

JGK wrote:At the risk of NSR, you might want to acquaint yourself with this guy called Pythagoras.

Its an acute triangle.

Batman wrote:

JGK wrote:At the risk of NSR, you might want to acquaint yourself with this guy called Pythagoras.

I was thinking of the right angle isoceles triangle of a square + b square = c square.....

 

You couldn't have been thinking it otherwise you wouldn't have made your original post.

I edited it. I just realized it wasn't a right angle triangle. It was an acute triangle.....where no sides get to 90 degrees....

JGK wrote:

Batman wrote:

JGK wrote:At the risk of NSR, you might want to acquaint yourself with this guy called Pythagoras.

I was thinking of the right angle isoceles triangle of a square + b square = c square.....

 

You couldn't have been thinking it otherwise you wouldn't have made your original post.

It only works on isosceles triangles?

Batman wrote:Yes. I edited it because I realized it wasn't a right angle triangle. It was an acute triangle.....where no sides get to 90 degrees....

Vikas buddy. A tip. Stop digging.

taipan wrote:

JGK wrote:

Batman wrote:

JGK wrote:At the risk of NSR, you might want to acquaint yourself with this guy called Pythagoras.

I was thinking of the right angle isoceles triangle of a square + b square = c square.....

 

You couldn't have been thinking it otherwise you wouldn't have made your original post.

It only works on isosceles triangles?

Yes. And in this case I was wrong about the triangle nature. Its an acute triangle that the ladders are forming in trajectory....

Batman wrote:Yes. I edited it because I realized it wasn't a right angle triangle. It was an acute triangle.....where no sides get to 90 degrees....

What?????

Here in Australia, walls are normally perpendicular to the floor.

Do they build things differently in India?

Not really serious about solving this. I cant even solve. I am an artist Jim not some damned engineer.....

Batman wrote:

taipan wrote:

JGK wrote:

Batman wrote:

JGK wrote:At the risk of NSR, you might want to acquaint yourself with this guy called Pythagoras.

I was thinking of the right angle isoceles triangle of a square + b square = c square.....

 

You couldn't have been thinking it otherwise you wouldn't have made your original post.

It only works on isosceles triangles?

Yes. And in this case I was wrong about the triangle nature. Its an acute triangle that the ladders are forming in trajectory....

Oh dear.

WideWally wrote:

Batman wrote:Yes. I edited it because I realized it wasn't a right angle triangle. It was an acute triangle.....where no sides get to 90 degrees....

What?????

Here in Australia, walls are normally perpendicular to the floor.

Do they build things differently in India?

Haha. the walls are perpendicular. But the intersection point of both ladders is at an acute angle of unequal lengths.....

skully wrote:Nah, 28 feet ain't right. Sorry, can't let this go, PP. Have checked my maths and the Excel strings, so unless your mate gave you different ladder lengths, this is what the solution looks like...



Now A, don't be a complete dickhead all your life, ay. Give your little girl something to be proud of for a change.  

Please check out skully's diagram.

The intersection point of both ladders form a triangle....I don't recall what process is followed after all this time, but I am fairly certain there are equations to determine at what height angles of a triangle intersect at.

 

Clearly Growls and Vikas are not mathematicians.  

PlanetPakistan wrote:
This problem was given to me by a guy at a party last night, he said it took him over a week to do it(he is very good at math).

Sounds like a wild party. You crazy kids.

I think he's called one too many girls a slut so all that's left to do at a party is maths debate.

skully wrote:Clearly Growls and Vikas are not mathematicians.  

Agreed. Never touched the damn thing with a pole since passing school. But now I am worried. My missus insists I look at junior's books and teach her. I dread maths suddenly. Algebra was always my Achilles heel.