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driejen
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The thread is self explanatory.

My first question:
Person A and person B stand next to each other, assume that at this point they are 0 metres apart.
Person A climbs up a vertical ladder on to the next floor 3 metres up and then walks 2 metres east.
Person B walks 3 metres south and then walks 2 metres west.
Person A then momentarily ignores elevation and walks 1 metre closer to person B.
What is the distance between person A and person B? Explain your answer.
(hint: leave the elevation till last)

Extra:
What is the distance between person A and person B along the north to south axis?

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XVERB
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ok after a lot of thinking and tight clenching i have my answer...

Que drum roll:

7393.39472 cm.s approximately

diabolicaljedi
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6.2 metres. When calculating the length of the hypotenuse of a right triangle: A squared + B squared = C squared....

Why am I thinking about this so hard?

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if a train is travailing at two miles per centermeter and its not raining out side, but the train is RED with BLUE wheels then how do pigs fly backward.

balerion07
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The train was headed in reverse and suddenly stops.

driejen
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Hmmm, maybe the line where person ignores elevation confuses people... Let me rewrite the question;

Person A and person B stand next to each other, assume that at this point they are 0 metres apart.
Person A walks 2 metres east.
Person B walks 3 metres south and then walks 2 metres west.
Person A then walks 1 metre closer to person B then climps up a vertical ladder to a floor 3 metres above.
What is the distance between person A and person B? Explain your answer.

The answer to the first question should be nice and round and the answer to the extra definitely should be less than 3 metres to make sense. I shall reveal the answer in a couple of hours.

Caberea
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A::B :=metre

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:::::B this shows A and B are around 4 metres away from each other (i think) A gets a +3 due to height so at an interger im guessing they are 7 Metres apart.

Also i would like to point out that unless person A and B are somehow stuck together. Like literally joined at the hip or something like that then it is impossible for them to be 0 metres apart.

Indeed you do ask questions. But here is a question of my own. What is the meaning of life? (there is actually a correct answer and its not 42)

Caberea
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ok my diagrams screwed up. Sorry bout the double post.

balerion07
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The answer is 42, but only the eleet know the question.

driejen
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You got it right up to the point where A gains elevation Caberea.

Here is how to get the answers:

What is the distance between person A and person B?
http://img214.imageshack.us/img214/9974/89979976.png

What is the distance between person A and person B along the north to south axis?
http://img517.imageshack.us/img517/5679/q1e.png

About the meaning of life. That is not a question you would ask as a quiz because each person has to find the meaning of their life (and not everyone does). You could define life in physical or biological terms, but what would be the point?

driejen
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if a train is travailing at two miles per centermeter and its not raining out side, but the train is RED with BLUE wheels then how do pigs fly backward.

By the way the train's distance travelled is proportional to the distance it has travelled. I conclude that the train is either stationary or moves with infinite speed. This information is irrelevant however to the question, so is the visual description of the train. The question does not describe the limitations of the pig, wether it flies without aid from external sources of energy or not. The best answer I can give you therefore, is that the pig may be inside a plane while facing in the opposite direction of the plane's motion.
Remofalius
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How about this:Meaning of life is to write comments!XD

Caberea
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each person has to find the meaning of their life


There is one definite meaning of life. It never changes and is the same for everyone. Its not deep or meaningful but is simply true. The answer shall be given in about 12 Hours.

So close yet so far.

if a train is travailing at two miles per centermeter and its not raining out side, but the train is RED with BLUE wheels then how do pigs fly backward.
The Train is red cause its on fire and wheels are blue because they are frozen. These allows the laws of physics to be defyed and thus allowing the pig to fly. However this has absolutely nothing to do with the answer. It simply flies backwards because my rocket launcher was aimed at its face.
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