A ladder is leaning against a tree. On the center rung is a pussycat.
She must be a very determined pussycat, because she remains on that rung
as we draw the foot of the ladder away from the tree until the ladder
is lying flat on the ground. What path does the pussycat describe as she
undergoes this indignity?
Note: Once there you have to click where it says "Click for answer" (lower right.)
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gees thanks
The answer given is wrong. The cat will follow a straight line at 45 degrees to the tree or the ground. Plot it out.
A straight line at 45 degrees? Well, I find this difficult to believe.
I imagine the top of the ladder very close to the ground and start moving the bottom of the ladder away from the tree. The distance the cat will move from the tree at the end will be incrementally smaller than at the beginning.
I don't find it necessary to "plot it out." However, if you are convinced you are right then YOU could "plot it out" and send it to Wombat by clicking "Email Wombat" in the right column of the blog.
If you prove it wrong and explain it in an interesting way then it might actually make the blog as a post.
Otherwise, speaking for myself, I'm going to have to stick with the existing answer ... but thanks for helpin'.
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