Monday, November 10, 2008

Time For Another Puzzle!


Thursday, September 4, 2008

Word Math

A) Add a "t" to "one" and you get "tone".

B) Add "al" to "one" and get "alone".

C) Add "l" to "four" and get "flour".

D) Remove "h" from "three" and get "tree".

E) Take away "w" from "two" and get "to".

F) Say goodbye to "e" on "eight" and replace it with an "l" and get "light".

Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Geometry Problem 2

Two triangles are formed: triangle A has sides x, s, 20 and triangle B has sides x, (21-s), 13

A: x^2 + s^2 = 20^2
x^2 = 400 - s^2

B: x^2 + (21-s)^2 = 13^2
x^2 + 441 – 42s + s^2 = 169
x^2 = 169 – 441 +42s - s^2
400 - s^2 = -272 + 42s - s^2
672 = 42s
s = 672/42 = 16

A: x^2 = 400 - 16^2
x^2 = 144
x=12

Check with B: x^2 = 169 - 5^2
x^2 = 144
x=12

Therefore, the length of the altitude is 12.

Monday, May 19, 2008

Geometry Problem 1

  • Bottom of box:
    6 x 8 diagonal = h
    h^2 = 36 + 64 = 100 so h = 10
  • Triangle in center:
    24 x 10 x c
    576 + 100 = c^2
    c = sqrt 676 = 26

Friday, April 4, 2008

All Legs

Man crawls on four legs as an infant, walks on two legs as an adult, and uses a cane as an elder.

Thursday, April 3, 2008

Riddle

A river.

Sunday, March 16, 2008

In the spirit of Codes

Caesar squares always appear without spaces or punctuation and consist of a square (9 or 16 etc) number of letters. The letters alternate. Since this has nine letters the letters must shift three spaces.

HOW ARE YOU

Saturday, March 15, 2008

Wisdom Times Four


Sorry no solutions yet; but I have more hints!!!

Friday, March 14, 2008

Secret Message

"ALDERMAN: DIRECTIONS TO SERVANTS
do not worry it is there"

Yup, we are clueless as to what it menas too! The Ceasar shift was three letters.

Saturday, February 23, 2008

More Math!!


A=4
B=9
C=10
D=8
E=3
F=5
G=6
H=1
I=7

Multiplication Puzzle

A=2
B=1
C=9
D=7
E=8

Words

Dirty Room

Dormitory

Friday, February 22, 2008

Another Math Puzzle

There are 10 letters so all of the digits are represented including zero.

A=0
C=8
E=3
F=1
H=6
K=9
O=7
R=4
S=5
T=2

Tri it out!

Feynman's Puzzle

A is 8. Line 2 is 484. Line 3 is 3527876. When line 3 is divided by line 2 you get 7289 for line 1. It works. Check it out.