A cable of 80m (meters) is hanging from the top of two poles that are both 50m from the ground.
What is the distance between the two poles, to one decimal place, if the center of the cable is 10m above the ground?
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Island with Knights, Knaves and Jokers
Suppose you are visiting an island with knights who always tell the truth, knaves who always lie, and jokers who can do either.
Along comes an islander and says: “I am a knave.”
What is the islander?
Riddle AnswerHolding Hands
A man and woman run through a field holding hands. They bound toward the sunset, happy as can be. Suddenly, the man moves off of his straight line course and starts veering to his left. At the same time, the woman begins running off to her right.
They continue this for a full minute, but never let go of each others hands.
How is this possible?
Riddle Answer2 Mothers, 2 Daughters, 1 Grandmother and 1 Granddaughter
There are 2 mothers, 2 daughters, 1 grandmother and 1 granddaughter. How many people are there?
Riddle AnswerClock Strike 12
At six o’clock the wall clock struck 6 times. Checking with my watch, I noticed that the time between the first and last strokes was 30 seconds. How long will the clock take to strike 12 at midnight?
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