CORNER FOR THE INGENIOUS

Southland Times, Issue 1298, 26 August 1870, Page 2

CORNER FOR THE INGENIOUS-

Question 15— A. gentleman desires to enclose a square piece of ground to contain two acres ; a border round the interior wall of 6 yards deep ia to be formed,' then a walk 4 feet wide all round, and two walks intersecting each other in the centre, and joining side to side, so that the centre of the garden is divided into four squares, and a door in centre of south and west wall, -with, walks from each door . to side walk. Query— What ground is taken up by walks ? (Veritas.) Question 16 — The paving of a triangular court ot yjd. pur square yard came to £18 7b 6d, and_ the longest of the three sides waaTTZ&Teet. What was the length of each of the other two equal' sides? (Victor.) Solution of Question 14— Of the 30 acres of turnips, A's sheep consumed 5, = all his own field, so that he was hot entitled to any of D'b rent j B, 6f acres, leaving. 3£ acres consumed by . D's sheep.; O, 8£ acres, leaving 6f acres consumed by J>'s -sheep, consequently-~the~propor- . tion of D's rent received 1 by B and Gisas3 Jto 6|, or as Ito 2 ; that is, B £20, and .0; £40. , - "N".B»— Solutions of questions 15 : 'arid 16 received up to September 6th, addressed to " Calculator," Sotjthlasb Teh^. .''_'..'..