Maths problem - how do you solve it.

[Archibald0]

meh, i got 50

 

[Greenlizard0]

god I can't remember how I did it now, but not being funny or condescending I did it quite quickly lol

 

[JIM_BOB7813]

The answer is 60....figured it out....

....whoever said 60 is correct....but can you prove it for us - before i do.

It's not 60... If it's 60, then your previous diagram is wrong (it isn't)

 

[Cheetah Designs]

Sod it I'm drunk go for it fella

Yeah with the way you are doing it....im sure you get more than one answer 60 and 50 both work using the method which i am sure you are doing


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TURNS OUT I WAS WRONG WITH MY CALCULATIONS.....still need an answer

 

[Greenlizard0]

It's not 60... If it's 60, then your previous diagram is wrong (it isn't)

looks like I owned myself too..I can't get 60 either now lol

 

[Cheetah Designs]

POST EDIT

SEE ABOVE.


....I dont have the answer!

 

[Glaucus]

I take it you don't know any lengths?

 

[Cheetah Designs]

I take it you don't know any lengths?

No lengths.....just whats shown in the diagram at the top.

Of course from mathematical law we know [ x ] is less than 70 degrees

 

[Angus-Higgins]

Isn't it 60 degrees?:

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(All values are in degrees).

Is this correct?

Angus Higgins

 

[Arcade Fire]

I'm pretty trashed now, but bookmarking this for tomorrow because I couldn't work it out in the couple of minutes that I stared at it, which probably means that it's hard - and therefore interesting.

 

[Drawoh Tesremos]

I can prove conclusively, using circle theorems, that it's not 60

 

[divine`]

Google says...


"Triangle Problem 1 Small Hint

To solve the problem, you will need to draw a few more lines inside the triangle.

You will need to do more than "chasing angles" with the 180 degree rule.

The solution has more steps than you might expect."

 

[Raymond Lin]

This is as far as I got

 

[Cheetah Designs]

snip

Lol.....link it....just incase people want to work it out.....ruined it for me now i've had the hint althought actually posting it here......lol i see your point.....just link just incase people want to work it out.

 

[Nazca]

This is as far as I got

Same.

 

[JIM_BOB7813]

Isn't it 60 degrees?:

(180-30-x) = 150-x
150-x+20 = 170-x

You know the angle is 150-x, but the top triangle, you only know 1 angle.

As far as i can see, it's impossible.

 

[Glaucus]

LOl google does indeed hold the magic..

cheating....
http://jwilson.coe.uga.edu/EMT725/BotCan/Solution/Solution.html

 

[divine`]

Lol.....link it....just incase people want to work it out.....ruined it for me now i've had the hint althought actually posting it here......lol i see your point.....just link just incase people want to work it out.

Page only had that hint, no solution


New hint: "This cannot be solved without drawing extra lines and any attempt to do so is just a lesson in frustration."

 

[Greenlizard0]

Damn...quadratic equations while drunk aren't making this easy hehe

edit - if anybody can solve this???:

180=(30+X) =(30-X)

 

[divine`]

LOl google does indeed hold the magic..

cheating....
http://jwilson.coe.uga.edu/EMT725/BotCan/Solution/Solution.html

That's a different puzzle which is apparently easier. you FAIL