Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1867-09-07

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Is that right. brother George? A. K. NJ.
GKEENvrLLE. Sept. 4. 1857,
Mr.; EDITOR: In comp airing my answer to Prob
Book. find slight mistake. nv answer is the
two segments of base O322 feet and3 9s7s feet
Probie@ Now J. F. il the sides Of the trisne are
scrbng circle equals but 5s feet. ). X, have q
solution TOR No I52. 1t cannnt well be put in this
column, but if you request it. will send the solu
tion to your address, / will give a few
ANSWERS.
NJ Iss-s1.sl5 feet.
No. 200-1
No. zOs-24 feet.
No. 2O5-Delta can pick 90 cherries per hour. Sam
my us. Limestone I4o. Mollie ls5. Matte $50 and
No. 2O6-t received IS 3X acres at q 554X, and
U each ITO SIS acres at 81 S04X.
No 2Ot-A's stock s45s, BIS ssss and C's s275.
No 2o9-so days. If they start from the same point
No. aIoN1ii . years; interest s1si5s22eeessl.
FARMER, O.. August 2sth, 1867.
Mr.. EDITOR :-Sir.I take great interest in the
bufns ii 11 my bas fearful g oss. the
di.s" to fall in tho ranks" 1 herewith obs mot
Creation but do it for my own pleasure g, and /
trust profit. send you few problems this week.
and hope at some future time to send you some an
swers. Yours. &C.. CoRLIsrA.
WASHINGTON. o.. Sept. 3. 1867
Mr.. EDITOR Again in cisss, but foot! Well there
is more honor in being unayoidably there in this
lion has more honor than the head of an ass. And
although would rather be head, yet am ready at
nis Sa@my r II @Sn ssH ~
o: the good bo,s" in this place. to be fed on the
sweets of mathematics.
Honor and fame from no condition rise
Act we'll your part, there all the honor lies''
In all places where have been ia my late peregr-
nations. was pleased to find that our column and
receiving the attention of an Intelligent public.
Many said to me: "The STATESMAN is dOing much b
good in the way Of awakening the rea onng p pIwers
ties call me away next week also Z. B asks.
Who will solve d Ne 1907" Here is my slpi'P
Then if x:=one edge of required box, 2 K square =
its top and bottom. and x multiple! byx=
and doubled n area Of remaining sides. Add and
found equal to g. Is this correct. E. b? -' :
No. 20o-The given decimal run to infnity
No. ausSThe cannon ball would meet the onoroiss
l2S47 feet above the earth (some natural phil
osophy, as well as algebra. about this fine prob en-
No. 2OS-Delta &c. Sammy a5 more than Delta; and
problem! A Robin to employ girls and boys to pick
and One-hat cherri4s per mnuteI Still it is nice
No. aOs B and each ITO IS acres at s1.so per
acre. and 70 acres at 81 IS per acre.
No. 207-The coat was " dog cheap" worth only
No. 2os-A's stock s275; B's stock ssss; C,s stock
S456 tNo finer problem has been given than
No. 2Os In 80 days they would all meet at the
point from which they started. (Why, Mr.. s mp
son. did you send in opposite direction ?''
This no use if you wished it to complicate the
slons."1
Thanks to Sammy for what he said of Robinson's
New University Algebra. We it. AlsO his
Mathematical Astronomy Have examined the
tions He IS lucid On the properties" he is better
than Ray. The study OF him shaT-ps the mild.
GUERNSEY.
+ NAToHEz. GUERNSEY Co.. o., Sept.2, 1867.
Mr.. EDIroR:-I have time this week only to send
Problem No. las.-About SO feet.
The two next are my own.
Problem No. 2t3.-24 feet.
, Problem No 2O5.-rhe solution of this problem is
the same one we had few weeks ago.
Problem No. 2OS.-A's stock s45e; BIS stock ssss;
had wanted circls inscribed in the triangle would
have said SO. Again, an "ellipse.", L don't think
an ''e:lip.e?'' An oval figure formed by the inter
section of plane and cone, when the pla pa, ses
EliiPse is derived from Creek word sigaifying & Tying
imperfect or "defectve;" a defective circle
is no more circle, than detective square is
Our .;swinsing" friend, thinks cor rather
is absurd. / beg leave to differ. 1t is oh the same
principle as N rs. The three horses draw the load
to Dayton and the men are to be pail IN certain ain
horses. do thre e-fOurths OF the work, &c.
Youis in haste, OTIosE.
PROBLEM No. 2lI.
,A'groes to make B's apples into cider on the
shares and divide at the press, each taking equal
number Of barrels Upon finishing a certain lot of
apples. each have the same numbsro of barrels, but
Bs last barrel is not fuu by ten gallons. and the
cider has ceased running wishes to tap one Of
even "a refuses to do this. b now procures tackle
post and the other to the end of lever feet from the
center of the screw. the threads being of inch
apply power Of 15O lbs. by which means O enough
cider is pressed out to fill BIS barrel. Making nc
!1',''-. -. r, - L1MEsToNE.
~ PROBLEM NO. 2l2. lfs.
II the sum the square roofs or the reciprocal
quotients of two numbers equal one fourth their
sum which is 10. of what number of units are'theJ
composed 2 .--s-.e. - ,-ss.5,,
PROBLEM NO. 213.
Mr.. Coey. or Sculptor. has a block of marble
who o s1lidity al ed to half its surfaee=IK times
the ntinued length of all its eiges7aliowing the
measur t1 be in inches what IS the block worth at
~ '''''' f'' 'NOO - GUERNSEY.
1 PROBLEM NO. 214. gg8 Roy
Find the contents, in wine gallons also the thick
hemisphere; superfci. diameter, so inches; weight
31e.4 pounds. and specific gravity,9.
8 PROBLEM NO. 2l5.
Robin aud Sammy met at Cincinnati Robin
watch was AZ minutes ia Sanmy'S 42 minute
slow. (B ,th watches kept tine correctly Ho,
far AID in what direction had they travelled
>3' CoRLIsTA.
PROBLEM NO. ZIG.
| Delta and Guernsey pay s1.75 for quart of Iran
dy and 10 cents for the bottle. Del contributes 81
aud Del keeps the bottle; which owes the other AM
how much? CORLIsTA.
.. PROBLEM, NO. 2l7. 90
s. X. being asked the time of day said. as {
| the time past midnight equals $40 OF the tim
from now to midnight again. What was the time
| Please give the solution. CoRLIsTA.
| PROBLEM NO. 2lS.
! How much grain musta farmer boy take to mil
that he may bring away the flour of one bushel al
ter the miller has taken 10 per cent Of all he too
+ there? ..e- r CoRLIsTA.
| PROBLEM NO. 2l9.
What is the least sum that can be paid with qua
ters, dimes, or three cent pieces! CoRLISTA.
| PROBLEM NO. 220. ,r.-,s,
Find the length of minute hand whose extrem
| point moves inches in minutes and % seconds?
-..t,-a<s -e -e 4 -.r-- CoRLIsTA.
PROBLEM NO. 22l.
What is the side of o cube which contains as man
cubic inches as there are square inches is SUI
I facet ----.r- -s .4,.-H f'5s CORLIsTA.
: PROBLEM NO. 222.
I If one half OF an inch of rain falls, how man
barrels will be caught by a cistern which drains
I roof GO feet by 40 feet? ~ CoRLIsTA.
PROBLEM NO. 223.
To find two square numbers such that their sur
NAV be q square. and their difference a cube an
the side Of the said square and cube equal TO eac
49, nd the sduare root of their sun eouaI 20 os