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Fun Math Problem 'Cussed Ladders'
09-17-2017, 12:22 AM
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RE: Fun Math Problem 'Cussed Ladders'
(09-16-2017 06:50 PM)pier4r Wrote:  
(09-16-2017 05:18 PM)Gerson W. Barbosa Wrote:  http://m.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=solve...9%5D+for+d

I guess you broke it.

That's a convoluted solution, not to be taken seriously. RMollov's solution in the 2013 thread gives the distance in only one step, but its closed form version is also lengthy:

http://m.wolframalpha.com/input/?i=solve...+%5D+for+x
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Fun Math Problem 'Cussed Ladders' - Gamo - 09-16-2017, 05:37 AM
RE: Fun Math Problem 'Cussed Ladders' - Gerson W. Barbosa - 09-17-2017 12:22 AM



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