Monday 23 April 2018

Come on, Give it a Go — A Mathematical Puzzle


Do you know the answer?

A tractor ran over a tube of paint. The tube exploded, paint was all around, and the tractor was leaving a mark on the road every 252 centimeters. What is the height of the center of the contaminated tractor's wheel?

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Ein Traktor fährt über eine Farbtube. Die Tube zerbirst, die Farbe verteilt sich überall in der Gegend, und der Traktor hinterlässt alle 252 Zentimeter einen Farbfleck auf der Straße. Was ist die Höhe der Achse des verschmutzten Traktorrades?

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    1. You submitted your answer at once. You seem to have a quick mind and a good command of mathematics. Still, your answer is wrong. The correct solution is: 40,16 cm. How did you arrive at your grossly false solution?

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  2. Durch einfache Rundung.
    Mein genaues Ergebnis war 40,10704566 usw.
    Wie kommst Du auf 40,16?

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    1. What do you mean by "einfache Rundung"? And how exactly have you arrived at your result? Kindly explain every step of your calculation — that will likely give you the answer to the question you've asked me.

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  3. Joking aside, your result is far more accurate than mine, the difference being: you have actually applied your good mathematical knowledge, while I have done something that is responsible for many errors in science, I have simply copied the answer from the source that provided the puzzle and its solution to begin with. Incidentally, I find this scientifioc caculator useful: https://calculatorpi.com/c?a=252+%2F+%282+*+pi%29&submit=+++Calculate+++&b=eNqrqTEyNdI3KsisqTEAABl2A_Q%3D#here

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  4. Thanks, ein wonderful Taschenrechner.
    Meine Berechnung:
    r = U/2pi = 252/2pi

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