Buried Treasure

royalchicken

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13 Apr 03

royalchicken

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16 Apr 03

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And I hope you use your considerable CAD skills for all that is good and right 😉. I'm impressed!

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20 Apr 03

Originally posted by royalchicken
And I hope you use your considerable CAD skills for all that is good and right 😉. I'm impressed!

Where's the next puzzle?!
🙂

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20 Apr 03

Originally posted by royalchicken
Very good, bbarr. 10+3*sqrt(7) =~ 17.9

Wat

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21 Apr 03

Originally posted by King AYG
Wat

"Wat", as in Wat Tyler, leader of the 1381 rebellion against the ineffectual King Richard II?

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21 Apr 03

Originally posted by royalchicken
"Wat", as in Wat Tyler, leader of the 1381 rebellion against the ineffectual King Richard II?

Wat

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21 Apr 03

Originally posted by King AYG
Wat

Aaaaaaaaah. "What?" As in the interrogative?

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28 Apr 03

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Mark,

Forgive my density, first of all.

If the square looks something like so:

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|. . . . . . . . .|
|. . . . . . . . .|
|. . . . . . . . .|
|. . . . . . . . .|
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(Sorry, had to get that offa my chest bro)

call the corners
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|a . . . . . . .b|
|. . . . . . . . .|
|. . . . . . . . .|
|c . . . . . . .d|
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the treasure is 2 units from a, three from b, and four from d, yes?

so, in that case,
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|a . . . . . ./ b|
| . .\ . . / . . .|
| . . .\/(A) . . |
| . . . . .\ . . .|
|c . . . . . . \d|
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__ . . . .__ . . . . . . . . . . .__
Aa = 2, Ab = 3, and Ad = 4
So m>aAb + m<dAb does not equal 180, and hence there is not a straight line formed from a to d, so right triangle geometry is right out. Dangit!

We then have two triangles, 2x3xX and 3x4xX

. . . . /\................/\
. . 2 / .\3......&...3/. \4
. . . /__1\ .......... /__2\
. . . . x . . . . . . . . x
where m<1 + m<2 = 90deg

Sorry, that's as far as I got in geometry. Told you y'all had to be the brains behind this operation! Couldst thou explain, esse?

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28 Apr 03

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Originally posted by milchcow
Mark,

Forgive my density, first of all.

If the square looks something like so:

----------------
|. . . . . . . . .|
|. . . . . . . . .|
|. . . . . . . . .|
|. . . . . . . . .|
----------------

(Sorry, had to ge ...[text shortened]... o be the brains behind this operation! Couldst thou explain, esse?

The treasure is always 2 miles from one corner and 4 miles from the opposite corner. So if the treasure is 4 miles from corner "b" it will always be 2 miles from corner "c"...

Otherwise you get a rectangle.

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|a . . . . . .b|
|. . . . . . . .|
|. . . . . . . .|
|c . . . . . .d|
--------------

check out

http://www.riwire.com/images/1treasure.jpg

😉

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28 Apr 03

Originally posted by milchcow
Mark,

Forgive my density, first of all.............Couldst thou explain, esse?

Dave! How great to see you back in here, albeit under a new handle. I don't think I have the patience to type too many squares. Read up on Hero's Theorem, and I'll explain this one to you over a cup of tea.

~Mark