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Let’s rephrase this for Calvin. The female brain is twice as far away as the male brain. If the female is 5 feet away from the male, how far do you need to shuffle to get to the male brain?
If A, B, & C are on a line AC is either 10 or 10/3 (which is ~3.33). If the three points are on a plane then there are an infinite number of answers between 3.33 and 10.
I think I just solved it. Assuming that the points are on a straight line, we have A-B-C, where each dash represents 5 inches. Therefore, A—C=10 inches.
there isn’t enough information in the question to solve the problem. It’s easy to solve if the 3 points are arranged in a straight line (the answer would be 10) But it doesn’t say that, if the 3 points are arranged in a triangle then you would need to know at least one of the angles of the triangle to solve the problem.
This is a clever puzzle. The square of AC follows an elliptical path as the angle between AB and AC varies. HIgh school math but a little beyond poor Calvin.
The answer is 10 inches if you assume you go from point A to point B to point C in a strait line. We see that Calvin does not go from point A to point B or anywhere in a strait line.
BE THIS GUY almost 8 years ago
Calvin will eat the brains of math nerds.
Professor W almost 8 years ago
The living dead only eat flesh
The Calvinosaurus That Calvin Wanted To Discover almost 8 years ago
Next question: “How long will Calvin get away with this?”
debra4life almost 8 years ago
The question didn’t say whether the 3 points were in a straight line or in a triangle….Makes a big difference.
Brian K almost 8 years ago
Simple really
Charliegirl Premium Member almost 8 years ago
I never could “get” those kinds of problems!
orinoco womble almost 8 years ago
Wait…is the brain show and tell arc over? Just like that? Did I miss something?
GRogerStreff almost 8 years ago
First: BC=5 AC=2BA, insufficient data; second: Watterson majored in Political Science.
Bilan almost 8 years ago
Let’s rephrase this for Calvin. The female brain is twice as far away as the male brain. If the female is 5 feet away from the male, how far do you need to shuffle to get to the male brain?
Gent almost 8 years ago
Yup. Maths is evil… It creates deadites…
AlanM almost 8 years ago
If A, B, & C are on a line AC is either 10 or 10/3 (which is ~3.33). If the three points are on a plane then there are an infinite number of answers between 3.33 and 10.
Mikey almost 8 years ago
Wow! I forgot about the zombie mode. Calvin was wayyy ahead of his time for the latest zombie fad. Good stuff!
AlanM almost 8 years ago
All solutions are on a circle. If B is at 0,0 and C is at 5,0 then it’s a circle with a diameter of 6.67"
AlanM almost 8 years ago
Goto http://www.wolframalpha.com/examples/Math.html and enter this into Plot sqrt(x^2 + y^2) = (sqrt( (5-x)^2 + y^2))/2
NeedaChuckle Premium Member almost 8 years ago
OMG! Not Math Class!!!
walk.rich almost 8 years ago
Solutions are: 10 or 1.66 if all points are on a straight line (ABC or BAC).
sandpiper almost 8 years ago
NAH!!
gantech almost 8 years ago
If Calvin put as much ingenuity into his homework as he does in finding ways to avoid it, he’d be Stephen Hawking.
Night-Gaunt49[Bozo is Boffo] almost 8 years ago
My brain was not geared for math.
rentier almost 8 years ago
Calvin has become 66 meanwhile!!
johndifool almost 8 years ago
I think this arc (about a year or so into the strip) was where C&H began to hit its stride.
alondra almost 8 years ago
In this I don’t blame Calvin one bit. Those story problems are murder! One reason to be so glad to be out of school.
KEA almost 8 years ago
glad to observe that so many (but bit all) C&H readers are mathematically adept.
battycomic Premium Member almost 8 years ago
I would say that the answer is 10 inches.
Alfkowitz almost 8 years ago
I think I just solved it. Assuming that the points are on a straight line, we have A-B-C, where each dash represents 5 inches. Therefore, A—C=10 inches.
A Hip loving Canadian... almost 8 years ago
Grrahh… must eat brains to solve math question…
Doug Taylor Premium Member almost 8 years ago
What’s the point?
yangeldf almost 8 years ago
there isn’t enough information in the question to solve the problem. It’s easy to solve if the 3 points are arranged in a straight line (the answer would be 10) But it doesn’t say that, if the 3 points are arranged in a triangle then you would need to know at least one of the angles of the triangle to solve the problem.
Number Three almost 8 years ago
Just like “I before E except after C” or whatever.
That is obviously a American thing because I have never heard that kind of nonsense in the UK.
Haha.
xxx
Luanaphile almost 8 years ago
This is a clever puzzle. The square of AC follows an elliptical path as the angle between AB and AC varies. HIgh school math but a little beyond poor Calvin.
bigcatbusiness almost 8 years ago
That won’t work on College.
Yontrop almost 8 years ago
The answer is 10 inches if you assume you go from point A to point B to point C in a strait line. We see that Calvin does not go from point A to point B or anywhere in a strait line.