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Anil Saigal
12/06/2018

Problem 1:

Axial section of the cone is equilateral triangle with area 208 dm². Calculate volume of the cone.

Problem 2:

From the observatory 14 m high and 32 m from the river bank, river width appears in the visual angle Ï† = 20Â°. Calculate width of the river.

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Problems from 12/06/18

Problem 1:

Mr. Smith is on a road trip to a remote golf course 100 miles away. He travels part of the way at 60 miles/h along the highway, and part of the way at 20 miles/h along dirt roads. If it took 3 hours to get there, how much time did he spend on dirt roads?

Problem 2:

A car travels between two cities in 3 hours and 20 minutes. If it increase speed by 10 miles/hour it covers the same distance in 2 hours 30 minutes. How far are the cities?

Congratulations to Ramachandran Balakrishna who was the winner of the last set of puzzles

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