A man started from a location, went 5 miles South, then 5 miles East & then 5 miles North - and guess what, he was right back at his starting location!
How could this have been possible?
2006-12-05 01:32:49 · 9 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Geography
The commonly accepted answer is that he started at the North Pole. It's also possible that he started 5 + 2.5/pi miles from the South Pole. He walked south 5 miles to a point 2.5/pi miles from the South Pole, walked 5 miles east, completely circling the Pole, then walked north back to where he started. (The circumference of a circle with radius 2.5/pi is 5/pi * pi, or 5.)
2006-12-05 01:39:19 · answer #1 · answered by Amy F 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Started at the North Pole
2006-12-05 09:40:20 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
1) He could have been at the north pole, went 5 miles south, went 5 miles east, maintaining his latitude, and went back 5 miles to north pole.
2) He could have been slightly more than 5 miles fromt he south pole, went 5 miles south, went 5 miles east, going completely around the world and back to the same longtitude, went 5 miles north back to the point of beginning.
2006-12-05 09:39:39 · answer #3 · answered by Scythian1950 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The North Pole would be the answer most likely correct.
2006-12-05 09:41:22 · answer #4 · answered by NeverStopQuestioning 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Easy. He was at the north pole.
2006-12-05 09:38:19 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
North Pole
The question is: on whose face was the smile?
Oh no, that was a tiger!
2006-12-05 13:20:21 · answer #6 · answered by saehli 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
at north pole..
2006-12-05 09:53:31 · answer #7 · answered by candy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
he went in a triangle in the sky
2006-12-05 18:56:43 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You can ask him where he is!!!!!!!
2006-12-05 14:00:03 · answer #9 · answered by Peter 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋