Henry Ernest Dudeney/Modern Puzzles/155 - Marking a Tennis Court
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Modern Puzzles by Henry Ernest Dudeney: $155$
- Marking a Tennis Court
- The lines of our tennis court are faint and want re-marking.
- My marker is of such a kind that, though I can start anywhere and finish anywhere,
- it cannot be lifted off the line when working without making a mess.
- I therefore have to go over some of the lines twice.
- Where should I start and what route should I take, without lifting the marker,
- to mark the court completely and yet go over the minimum distance twice?
- I give the correct proportions of a tennis court in feet.
- What is the best route?
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Sources
- 1926: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Modern Puzzles ... (previous) ... (next): Unicursal and Route Problems: $155$. -- Marking a Tennis Court
- 1968: Henry Ernest Dudeney: 536 Puzzles & Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Combinatorial & Topological Problems: Route & Network Puzzles: $412$. Marking a Tennis Court