Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1868-05-30
PUzzLER,s COLUMN.
W1LsEYvIILE. O.. May Is. 1858.

of the moon. The sun is said to have an influence
theV ~ act IN coDjunction either at the new or full
moon, they raise tide equal t. their two eparate
right angle the inaences upon the
tide reduces it to the difference of their influence
d 20 tS i said to be S S on
center Of gravity Say the sun and md moon moon are are
point of balance is said to be 5000 miles from the
center Of the esrth which point s called the center
of gravity. The earth and moon diverge each from
regular orbit line round the sun in this relative
proportion as they revolve about each other, .
Then we have food tide all the time on the side
of the earth where the moon is vertical also on the
opposite side of the earth. Ebb tide is always 90
Spring or high tides occur where the sun, moon
ard earth in conjunction. either the new or full
her quadr.tures. This much 1 attribute to the
moons influence on tides
Bro. Guernsey's Catches" and seeming absurdi-
No. ST. use the hypothenuse to find the differ
hypothenuse which extended beyond the apex of
the triangle l run into the ground and broke it
ANSWERS.
No91-Not prepared to answer. Guernsey please
No. s2-Sum gained $40. in six months-int $50,
prin. $1,000 loaned at Al SO per cent.
No. 93-A miles per hour. B miles. between
starting points "a miles. They travel u hours-A
" miles. b 4S.
No. s4-l3 couple.
No. $500 ,04l.5sA. N. W,
NATcHEz, OH1o May 27, 'es.
Of the IL sy Coamn tn to the
names of Sammy. Limestone. and other veterans in
last weeks paper Hope they will never again with
draw their names for so long time. Come. Mr.. In
mis-. you have been absent without leave for some
time-put in your appear nee df only to seold
Guernsey for giving several lines poetry last
week..
ANSWERS.
No. s1-H, F-22, 1O6-333, 1885.
No. s2-s1o6o the sum ); 3.7777 Gd iz,fnftun'. the
No es-A's rate is six miles per hour; B,s rate is
between Starting points IS "a miles A'''' '''A''
No. No. ss-ss7caip Hlp5ss l5sa. or1osE.
WASHINGTON. ONO. May 2s. 1868
DEAR MASTER Perhaps should make few pre-
limnary observations this week, as made so many
last: but when the is small. instructors usually
for his com plment to my Welding to rrecsp-
tors views on the wheel problem but it was yeta's
actual trial. He is the only in the class who has
pretended to actual. geometric demonstra
gwen in the DAILY STATESMAN of the first Salur-
day of May, The center OF the revolving wheel
makes a circle around the center of the stationary
one. whose radius equals twice the radius of the
wheel itself. Hence, it is the distance the confer
that necessitstes the double revolution around its
own axis The practical tests with the boxes were
onstratiou. yesterday got two equally sized cog
wheels IN machine shop, made one stationary.
WINGED now of the two revolutions as am that two
and two make four. So pass it as fixed.
ANSWERS.
No sa.Ths ,ssS s1m Sf Jack placed ct in
No. e3.It seems to me the data Of this problem
it is insnsceptible of solution II mistaken. will
thank any n one @ for sorrection;
# ons married
them all. he haa "fat.er job" than the landlord
No. ss-Della's ten lots were worth ss7o4a ss1.
? EsT WHEELING. W. VA. May 2sth. 1868.
Mr.; EDIroR:-I again send few ans wers to the
paly designed for the Buckeye girls. Can not Ohio
afford any girls TO vie with the men in the mathe
Yes for in Baltimore where recently lived. there
are several women who hold all the men level in
abounding with educated women than Maryland.
Problem 92.-l060 dollars the sum. The rate per
cent. is about 3x, q ---z-
No. s4-l3 - ------
No. 95-rhere are so many multiplications that
may possibly have made mistake. l give the an-
swer $50. .l41 plus. LIZZIE E.
HopEDALE. ONO. May a1st, 1858.
MASTER SPIvINs:..I see that the Brothers give
different answers to Problem No. Il. and am of the
opinion that they not all right. The different
answers. suppose. owing to the different opin-
IONS as to what is really the price of the horse some
received. As all estimates of loss gain made
On the p9s Of goo and not not on what rsGeyed for
word price OCCURS. Webster says price is the sum
given for article: the cost; as the price for
must Be the GO cost. This problem was sent to ps me
solution is my method of sowing it.
Soution-Let SO equal the = Of the cost Of the
chaise. Then Sc divivided by equals .. and null
tiplied by equals So the supposed cost Of the horse
equals So the supposed cost of the chsise. Now.
f%r every dollar the horse cost he sold for 80 cent.
multiplied by So equals sis 40 what the horse and
chaise sold for their supposed cost. with loss of
chaise Now as SIS 40 s4OO Sc 40 siss % 2s-77
equals what the horse sold for and 80 1896 % es
sad s % uss 3 ss the sqsS 0 81 Ss s. hS5s g
the loss on the horse. and $4l SIS 65-77-s20 equals
s2l IS s5-77 equals the loss in dealing. Ans. Now
AS SIS 10 s4Oo: 50 sass zs 1877 the cost of the
shass az & and the f sa e 7 is the bsqos S S the
c6aise. and s2s3 7S 4s-77 addei to $50 equals
eG Sgs s5 sbss 81 the shsss saSs sold fer aad
what horse and chaise sol for. will now try and
answer some problems:
at bottom IL 9o4s plus inches: Why did the Broth
srs calculate the kettle TO- wine gallons when it was
trees in a row. If that orchard mine, l would
have had "a rows and 36 trees in row. No. 65-7s
e o. Of silver. Brother soubrquet9 Nos g. IS and
81 have not been answered yet by any one No. -
No. g. i5S2I acres and 5ssI acres. No So ss4 lis:
1913 days. If the Brothers don't quit giving such
impeached. A 5. SIMPSON.
PROBLEM NO. 103.
If the two disgonals of trapszoid be drawn.
show that two similar trianges Will be formed, the
parallel sides of the trapezod being homologous
sides of the trianges. What will be the relative
areas Of these trianglesF LIZZIE Z.
PROBLEM NO. 104.
Please give solution to t. following: Xpus u is
Find X. JACK. .
PROBLEM NO. los.
A man has two unequal measures. If he lay out
lengt and the less for its breadth, it will contain
forty square feet, but if he lay out plat having
twice the greater measure and once the less for its
LENGTH and the greater and twice the less for
its breadth, it will contain four hundred and thirty
two square feet. How many feet in length is each
measure? GUERNSEY.
PROBLEM NO. los.
Will Simpson answer this--Mr. W. A. Lawrence
has drovs of sheep: When he divides them into
lots of s. or 6, he always has one over; but in
lots OF rs they come out even. How many has hsE
PROBLEM NO. LOG.
wish to lay out piece Of land in the form OF
rght-angled parallelogram, to be incosed by 1ss
rods of fence and to contain six acres; The length
Hopedale. o.
PROBLEM NO. 10Y.
Problem for solution Find such number that
Il A be divided by the number diminished by two,
number diminished by four. '-- WILL. a.
FILED THURsDAY.-The certificate of
incorporation of the Adams Street Railroad
Company was fled in the Secretary of
States Office Thursday. 1t is organized
for the purpose of constructing and MAIN
tanning a street railroad commencing at the
intersection OF Summit and Adams street.