CAD Forum discussion (EN) : try this riddle! https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/ Tue, 19 May 2026 18:28:07 +0000 Sat, 26 Nov 2011 18:23:57 +0000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Web Wiz Forums 12.04 360 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/RSS_post_feed.asp?TID=6936 <![CDATA[CAD Forum discussion (EN)]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_images/web_wiz_forums.png https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/ <![CDATA[try this riddle! : :) I agree ]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=6936&PID=17936&title=try-this-riddle#17936 Author: CAD library
Subject: 6936
Posted: 26.Nov.2011 at 18:23

:) I agree]]> Sat, 26 Nov 2011 18:23:57 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=6936&PID=17936&title=try-this-riddle#17936 <![CDATA[try this riddle! : There are two answers to this...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=6936&PID=17929&title=try-this-riddle#17929 Author: heinsite
Subject: 6936
Posted: 26.Nov.2011 at 08:00

There are two answers to this question because of how you can lean the ladder against the box, floor, and wall.  Either the ladder reaches 1.26m above the floor, or 4.84m above the floor. 

But John is correct.  This is not a CAD problem  Short of brute force trial and error one can only solve this using algebra and trigonometry.  And even then, it's not a trivial solution.
]]> Sat, 26 Nov 2011 08:00:19 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=6936&PID=17929&title=try-this-riddle#17929 <![CDATA[try this riddle! : Maybe I&#039;m missing the point...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=6936&PID=17925&title=try-this-riddle#17925 Author: John Connor
Subject: 6936
Posted: 26.Nov.2011 at 00:22

Maybe I'm missing the point of posting a riddle to a CAD Help site.]]> Sat, 26 Nov 2011 00:22:14 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=6936&PID=17925&title=try-this-riddle#17925 <![CDATA[try this riddle! : not less than 5m. ]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=6936&PID=17923&title=try-this-riddle#17923 Author: CAD library
Subject: 6936
Posted: 25.Nov.2011 at 20:45

not less than 5m.]]> Fri, 25 Nov 2011 20:45:48 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=6936&PID=17923&title=try-this-riddle#17923 <![CDATA[try this riddle! : It reaches only as high as it...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=6936&PID=17922&title=try-this-riddle#17922 Author: CAD library
Subject: 6936
Posted: 25.Nov.2011 at 20:39

It reaches only as high as it has to??? is it the answer???]]> Fri, 25 Nov 2011 20:39:18 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=6936&PID=17922&title=try-this-riddle#17922 <![CDATA[try this riddle! : It reaches only as high as it...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=6936&PID=17889&title=try-this-riddle#17889 Author: John Connor
Subject: 6936
Posted: 24.Nov.2011 at 01:07

It reaches only as high as it has to.]]> Thu, 24 Nov 2011 01:07:21 +0000 https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=6936&PID=17889&title=try-this-riddle#17889 <![CDATA[try this riddle! : The box and ladder riddle.Place...]]> https://www.cadforum.cz/forum_en/forum_posts.asp?TID=6936&PID=17875&title=try-this-riddle#17875 Author: Roska
Subject: 6936
Posted: 23.Nov.2011 at 13:13

The box and ladder riddle.

Place a 1 by 1 meter box (represented by a square on your 2D drawing) on the floor, against the wall (represented by a horizontal and a vertical line say 8 meters long) Place a 5 meter long ladder on the floor and against the wall so that the ladder touches the corner of the box. How high does the ladder reach up the wall? 

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