Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-04-25

on OF Arcnle, tbat answers be sent with problems,
simple mark OF l. would indicate correct or i'm
correct The old adaee that figures wont lie is true
but we sometimes fail to arrive at TRUTH and wish
to keow which answer is right.
| ANSWERS.
No. S. rs equals x and X4 equals .sls1osa5.
| .g T,sr1 Xs equals .i77s7s5I5e25.
No 5sThe kettle fhs toO 3 81 siis inches Bot
tom Is e55e4 inches standard American wine gallon
| No. eo-Nos, 8. 4. 5, and may be increased by sny
common multiple which thus INCREASED will form the
sqnsre Of the base. and the perpendicular equals the
saSSare Sa s1f.h 1f TIE hhyPStheniuse R;sir,iIs A.,
tances fram the lines OF its aIgle must meet at q
No. 62-3-25o0o000O. NV.
Allow me again TO trouble you on the wheel ques-
tion. think that we convince Brns. Otiose. In
MS, MS, Guernsey and even the scientific Anserscan
mark each enc; then roll one round the stationary
Ons but At half way sonnd observe the point Of com
will find that it has made one complete revolution.
The other half will make another. Or fasten
iution as aforsaid and if you don't find the string
| twice wrapped round the stem will give you my
We have CONS stocks PHILOSOPHY to back u.s. He
says that the earth moves one extra revolution in
year adding three minutes Sc plus seconds to each
bow to the God Of day. - :
Mte.-You may slide the moving apple round the
other keeping the marked side 1t to the other sp-
have made roll of the string hence it is evident
that TO roll 1t round will make another. Try it
GRANVILLE. OHIO. April 2oth. 1858.
Mr.. ED1ToR:..Here few more answers.
Problem 37-Diameter OF octagon 2. .7S rods. Area
of lane rods. II perches 81 8 squs feet.
No. 38-26107 years. l60 days. 10 hours and IS min
No. ss-ss Is months
No. $50 panels i've rails and $50 panels six
ne Ak -2aof..,
No. 47-X.25, s=25, ,l=5o and al.
No: I. sl4s. 100000. Interss. on eighteen hun
drsd mlli9as aI % for one year is sios 600 600.
before the division is begun. By the other method
No Nc. ss-ls5;sd ss-s ,s plSs ss cubic 1s. yards
No. 55-Greater 500, less 2oo Interest of greater
A part of this communication was prepared some
to ssniis. " ''' Yours Isspsotfgily,.
COLUMBUS. April 29, 1858.
Mr.. EDIToR:-In forwarding some solutions for
the next issue enclose some triaes. 70 the use Of
whieh-if you consider any Of them suitable for in
No ss.This is the problem of " the three points"
ef had the Tables
and tangents. must leave the solution to others.
(F bruary ss) win fall on Sunday.
No: 7i-There is no equation (plausible in its
sum for horse and chsise should either be $3.50. in
stead Of 1920 if the latter sum shall stand. the
as il reads the Nearest p @ Kin alton ton would be-
Horse bought for Sle5 and sold with 20 per cent
With ssn ST
No; 7a-Don't know anything about hurdles and |
No. 7s~He bought cows. hog and "a sheep: 100
Nj N.Pss.e describe the problem palmer; from
SBADEvILLE, O., April 81. 1885,
.MAsTER SPIyINs AFTER q long and prot acted |
absence. shall again be glad to renew my connec-
with the class. are willing to receive me. And |
shall prefer an alias" during my present CORES
My answers this week are not very extensive. but
will try henceforth to do better if the problems
are not too hard.
No. 7o-When he is % years old.
No. 7I-Gain SIT ii II.
pen in the form of rectsngle and the sides to
tain 13 hurdles each and the ends IL e,ch, he can
er
No.H-Cows. s; Hogs, l. sheep. "a.
PROBLEM NO. 76.
If man six feet tall walks around the earth, how
much farther does his head 60 than his feet?
PROBLEM NO. ~.
Usually the barometer indicates 20 inches. Now.
suppose the atmosphere to be rarified to occu
py once AMI half its present volume what would
the barometer then indicate? WASHINGTON.
PROBLEM NO. 7S.
Divide the number 10 into two such parts that
their product may be 30 WILLARD.
PROBLEM NO. 70.
Being requested to measure the distance between
two trees situated in field the owner of which re-
fused me permission to enter upon bis premises,
took two stations in the highway adjoining, upon
the same meridian. and so rods apart. From the
station the tree q bears N. IS degrees East; the
tree D bears 3. 40 degrees East. From the station
the tree bears 45 degrees East; the tree ID
hears s. 80 degrees East. Required the distance be-
tween the trees. g. 3. INNS.
PROBLEM NO. 80.
Admit that the earth in its orbit round the sun,
rolls upon railroad ira k which encircles the sun.
and distant from his center just 95 millions of miles,
in 3651< days. the earth revolving upon its axis
once in twenty-fou hours. What should be the
circumference of the earth to make the circle on
time without sliding on the rails? N. W.