Henry Ernest Dudeney/Puzzles and Curious Problems/328 - Choosing a Site
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Puzzles and Curious Problems by Henry Ernest Dudeney: $328$
- Choosing a Site
- A man bought an estate enclosed by three straight roads forming an equilateral triangle.
- He wished to build a house somewhere on the estate so that if he should have a straight drive from the front to each of the three roads,
- he might be put to least expense.
- Where should be build the house?
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Sources
- 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Unclassified Problems: $328$. -- Choosing a Site
- 1968: Henry Ernest Dudeney: 536 Puzzles & Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Geometrical Problems: Triangle, Square & Other Polygon Puzzles: $284$. Choosing a Site