 | Charles D. Lawrence - 1854 - 336 σελίδες
...high, is surrounded by a ditch, which is 24 feet wide i what must be the length of a ladder O that will reach from the outside of the ditch to the top of the castle ? Ans. 38 feet, nearly. 13. Two ships start from the same point, and one sails directly south at the rate... | |
 | Thomas Tucker Smiley - 1854 - 192 σελίδες
...height of a fort be 15 feet, and surrounded by a ditch 24 feet wide, what must be the length of a ladder to reach from the outside of the ditch to the top of the fort ? Ans. 28.3+ fect. 16. What is the height of a castle, when a line 212 feet long will just reach... | |
 | Francis Walkingame - 1855 - 186 σελίδες
...hypothenuse, or longest side. Examples. 34. The top of a castle, which from the ground is 45 yards high, is surrounded with a ditch 60 yards broad ; what length...the ditch to the top of the castle ? Ans. 75 yards. H Ditch. ! Base 60 yards. 35. The wall of a town is 25 feet high, and is surrounded by a moat of 30... | |
 | James L. Rowland - 1855 - 56 σελίδες
...on C is 35 upon D. Ex. 3. The wall of a castle is 45 feet high, and surrounded with a ditch 60 feet broad ; what length must a ladder be to reach from the outside of the ditch to the top of the castle ? After squaring the height of the tower, and the breadth of the ditch, add them together, and extract... | |
 | Joseph Ray - 1857 - 348 σελίδες
...Ans. 8,0. 4. A castle 45 yd. high, is surrounded by a ditch 60 yd. •wide : what length of rope will reach from the outside of the ditch to the top of the castle ? -4ns. 75 yd. 5. It is 36 yd. from the top of a fort, standing by the edge of the water, to the opposite... | |
 | Francis Walkinghame - 1859 - 200 σελίδες
...perpendicular is the length of the hypotenuse. 10. The top of a castle from the ground is 45 yards high, and surrounded with a ditch 60 yards broad ; what length...top of the castle ? Ans. 75 yards. Base 60 yards. 11. The wall of a town is 25 feet high, which is surrounded by a moat of 30 feet in breadth — I desire... | |
 | Horatio Nelson Robinson - 1859 - 362 σελίδες
...high, and the castle is surrounded by a ditch 60 yards wide ; required the length of a rope that will reach from the outside of the ditch to the top of the castle. Ans. 75 yards. 6. Required the height of a May-pole, which being broken 39 feet from the top, the end struck the ground... | |
 | Francis Walkingame - 1865 - 222 σελίδες
...length of the hypothenuse. EXAMPLES. (28) The top of a castle from the ground is 45 yards high, and surrounded with a ditch 60 yards broad ; what length...the ditch to the top of the castle ? Ans. 75 yards. °< a «M -S Рч Ditch. ¿ Base 60 yards. (29) The wall of a town is 25 feet high, which is surrounded... | |
 | Hoy D. Orton - 1866 - 202 σελίδες
...yards high, and is surrounded with a ditch, 60 yards wide ; required the length of a ladder that will reach from the outside of the ditch to the top of the castle. Ans. 75 yards. This is almost invariably done by squaring 45 and 60, adding them together, and extracting the square... | |
 | Francis Walkingame - 1868 - 154 σελίδες
...perpendicular is the length of the hypothenuse. (6) The top of a castle from the ground is 45 yards high, and surrounded with a ditch 60 yards broad ; what length...the ditch to the top of the castle ? Ans. 75 yards A. Length of the ladder or hypothermse. B. Base or ditch, 6O yards. C. Perpendicular or height, 45... | |
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The top of a castle from the ground is 45 yards high, and is surrounded with a ditch 60 yards broad ; what length must a ladder be to reach from the outside of the ditch to the top of the castle ? Ans. 
