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Jack's Ladder (Posted on 2004-07-27) Difficulty: 2 of 5
Even though it was now middle of winter, Jack hauled out his ladder and placed his ladder against the side of the house and began to climb. He had some bad luck when he reached the half-way point. The ground was a frozen sheet of ice and the base of his ladder slipped out and the top slid down the side of the house. Jack, clinging to the center rung, wound up moving from Point A on the side of his house to Point B on the ground.

Describe the path Jack traveled.

  Submitted by Brian Smith    
Rating: 2.6667 (3 votes)
Solution: (Hide)
The trip is a quarter circle whose center is the point on the ground next to the house where the bottom of the ladder started and the top of the ladder finished.

Tristan provides a good solution here.

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  Subject Author Date
Puzzle ThoughtsK Sengupta2024-06-06 02:12:01
jacks ladderautumns_ashes2004-08-17 11:44:33
Some Thoughtsre(2): Found the differenceJim2004-08-10 10:06:19
SolutionFINAL ANSWER!!!!Jim2004-08-10 09:28:10
re(3): Good explanationJim2004-08-10 09:17:20
re(2): Good explanationJim2004-08-09 17:17:11
re: answerJim2004-08-09 17:09:03
answerBri2004-08-05 10:06:20
Some Thoughtsre: Good explanationVee-Liem Veefessional2004-07-31 04:22:24
hmm...Vee-Liem Veefessional2004-07-31 04:13:22
Possible solutionNithin2004-07-29 02:30:14
Questionfollow up solutionJim2004-07-27 16:19:53
Now, suppose...Sing4TheDay2004-07-27 15:39:12
SolutionSolution Via CoordinatesRichard2004-07-27 15:00:39
SolutionGood explanationTristan2004-07-27 14:41:58
Questionre: SolutionJim2004-07-27 14:21:20
SolutionEric2004-07-27 11:29:52
An attempt at a pictureGamer2004-07-27 11:21:19
Some ThoughtsPossible ?Vishal Baghel2004-07-27 11:19:57
Surprise!Gamer2004-07-27 11:18:23
Some ThoughtsThoughtsDJ2004-07-27 11:10:59
ummm...Thalamus2004-07-27 10:09:10
SolutionPenny2004-07-27 09:50:20
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