Calculate the height of the tortoise

[hambugerpete]

 

[Neilds]

15cm

 

[Arthur Wedge]

15cm

 

[rulefan]

30cm

What is the height of Snowdon? What is the height of a man standing on the top of Snowdon. Is his height different depending on where he is standing.
"Height - the distance from the top to the bottom of something"

 

[hambugerpete]

15cm

How'd you come to that conclusion?

 

[hambugerpete]

What is the height of Snowdon? What is the height of a man standing on the top of Snowdon. Is his height different depending on where he is standing

What's the point of this ?

 

[rulefan]

What's the point of this ?

The definition of 'height'.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

How'd you come to that conclusion?

X = rock

Y = turtle

When the turtle is on the rock - x + y = 230

When the turtle is next to the rock - x = y + 200

But them together

Nice and simple


200 + 2y = 230

230- 2y = 30

So y is 30/2 =15

 

[backwoodsman]

Please God, let this not be another plane on a conveyor argument ...

Ps. 15 cm

 

[hambugerpete]

Please God, let this not be another plane on a conveyor argument ...

Ps. 15 cm

Easily one of the best threads I've seen.

 

[PhilTheFragger]

I’m going 30 cm

Tell me I’m wrong

 

[rulefan]

X = rock

Y = turtle

When the turtle is on the rock - x + y = 230

When the turtle is next to the rock - x = y + 200

But them together

Nice and simple


200 + 2y = 230

230- 2y = 30

So y is 30/2 =15

So you measure the height of a person as the distance of the mid point from the soles of their feet to the top of their head?
Even when they are standing on a ladder?

Height - The distance from the base of something to the top.
Height refers to the distance from the bottom to the top of something or someone, indicating how tall it is.

 

[Crow]

Easy way to visualise it is that the rock measures 215.

 

[Neilds]

I’m going 30 cm

Tell me I’m wrong

You’re wrong

 

[Billysboots]

15cm.

 

[hambugerpete]

So you measure the height of a person as the distance of the mid point from the soles of their feet to the top of their head?
Even when they are standing on a ladder?

Height - The distance from the base of something to the top.
Height refers to the distance from the bottom to the top of something or someone, indicating how tall it is.

Im lost what your point is.

 

[Arthur Wedge]

So you measure the height of a person as the distance of the mid point from the soles of their feet to the top of their head?
Even when they are standing on a ladder?

Height - The distance from the base of something to the top.
Height refers to the distance from the bottom to the top of something or someone, indicating how tall it is.

What

 

[Pin-seeker]

Well I suppose that’s Saturday night sorted

 

[upsidedown]

230

 

[hambugerpete]

Well I suppose that’s Saturday night sorted

This one really is easy. Although so was plane on conveyor