Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-01-11

would say to Sammy that / cdn draw a circle
agon. finding center and from this, with radius ea
to one side, describe crce this will touch the pol,
r s9n in six saui-distsnt points Will this do? Can
Robin? 5 57arTI : =, : -N-'S' GUERNsry, w
ss7'gs sa9s WEST MANCHESTER. Jan s, 1885,
Mr.. EDIToR-In my answers of last week made
second time. on No. s24. should nave added L il
instead Of is. which would have brought correct
will try and do better. Sorry 1 could not attend
P9zzler's Convention. 70, -. =,
1lr try my hand once more: i'i
333-Let equal the number of oxen bought v
equal sss q. and 1865 divided BY by @ equal q t2j
the square. extract SD. root transpose. Whence. X
equal 3s5. and y equal 81. - ,.ss 81 - :
smaller 90 rods; solves mic .ly by quadratics.
3SS-Not very well posted in geometry. pass.
sHs has nary rsd Lacks ss of having
sss-Pass. Think could work it if had the
sss--5 oxen. COW. "a sheep. The solution to this
question. Jack, would take too much space in the
question in stoddard's Practical xrithme.ic. page
1z7 lfyou have not the work. and will send me
s4o-Can't this time. AKIN.
P-S.-.oammy. if you desire solution to sls by
guadratics. and will give me your address. IN send
PEoBLEM NO. BAL.
man bought a farm for 81 500. and agrees to pay
principal and interest in five equal annual INSTALL
ments: men How much was the annual payment. the
the soiution. lA2is1T 50 j. Is. COUPLES.
eaof3f PROBLEM NO. 342. r=-a
What fraction is that which becomes 3-5 when
ods sdds ID numsrator and 81 whe9 is
aooeo 70 lts denom nator. 1s7g ROBIN.
81 PROBLEM NO. 343. .- IN,
If and B together can perform piece of work ia
twelve days, aud and u together in fifteen days
and and Y IN twenty days. how many days will
ROBIN.
PROBLEM NO. 344.
and own stack of hay in a conical form; it
Is fifteen feet high. and A owns two-thirds of the
must take from the top of it for his share -' A'
A. s. S1MPsoN
PROBLEM NO. 345.
A person has two large pieces of iron. whose
weight required 1t is known tlat 25 Of the first
piece and that IS Of the second piece weishs e8see
ly as much as 40 of the first. How much did cash
piece wayf aF fo A. =. SIMPSON.
H.a', PROBLEM NO. 346. F7 =.
Please give full solution to the following: The
sides OF triangle are 3x, Ak and SIX, aud the line
drawn from the middle point of the side 3X to the
yertex Of the opposite angle II os plus and the line
verex of the opposite snaleis 1872 plus 1t reoui
ed to find the three angles of the Triangle
JAcK.
PROBLEM NO. 347.
A cssk has its bung diameter 80 inches. its head
diameter 20 inches and its length 4u inches. What
is the size of cask which holds half as much and
has its dimensions proportional to the dimensions
the larger cask? suppose the smaller cask to be one
half inch thick, il the smaller cask be put in the
larger, how gallons will it take to fiji the larger
cask If the smaller cask was full whom it put in
the larger onef JACK.
PROBLEM NO. 34S.
The radius of circle being unity, what is the
chord Of deg, % min. and 80 sec.
Is
The base of triangle is 25 feet. the altitude II
eet 1t is required to divide the triangle into three
equal parts BY lines parallel to the base What is
the length of the lines? OTIosE.
p PROBLEM NO. $40.
A new pike. rods wide. has to be run through q
circular field near Millwood. in this county cutting
1t in such way that fence will be 40 and the
other 81 rods long. Required. diameter of field.
- ,,-.-,..5. GUERNSEY.
| -75s.,,sf Ell, PROBLEM NO. $50. i..-.,-. ...#
d: E. Patterson, of this place. showed me a piece
storey the cut edges Of which measured 10 and IS
inches respectively. and diameter of each plane 4
inches. Required, the circumference of hoop in
which the cheese was pressed, and the quantity Of
chesse in the piece. GUERNsEY
t..5.s-. PROBLEM NO. 351. ---
ts-, -. lFor Simpson.l
Three boys, Joe, Jesse and Jim. were TALKING
about their ages. says Joe. ''Pm four years od;'
says Jesse Pm as old as you and half as old a.
jim" and says Jim. Pm as old as you both" How
old was each? i..- p -l-5 GUERNSEY.
PROBLEM NO. 352. rs
From the top of tower by the sea side of IA,
high, observed that tine angle of depression of
ships bottom then at anchor was 3s degrees. What
Il. 8. INNS.