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Thunderbird
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 Posted: Mon Apr 25, 2011 9:04 pm Post subject: Ship's ladder |
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| The rungs of a 10 foot ladder attached to a ship are 1 foot apart. If the water is rising at the rate of one foot an hour how long will it take until the water covers over the ladder?
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Vertabladehot2m
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| Posted: Thu May 19, 2011 9:09 pm Post subject: |
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| If the ladder is perpendicular to the surface of the rising water, then it will take 10 hours. If it is angled against the wall or if it is flat on the floor it will take less time.
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Thunderbird
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| Posted: Fri Jun 17, 2011 8:10 pm Post subject: |
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| Wrong!
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Gem
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| Posted: Tue Jul 05, 2011 7:16 pm Post subject: |
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Ships float so it won't get submerged.
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Jennifer22
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| Posted: Mon Dec 05, 2011 9:54 pm Post subject: |
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| its 9 (because there are 9 "spaces" between the rungs).
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Thunderbird
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| Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2011 8:57 pm Post subject: |
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| The answer is that it will never sink because ships float. Nice job.
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