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Horse and rope

 
Mon Sep 01, 2014 4:14 pm  by Jmb123

There is a horse tied to a 10 meter rope. there is a bale of hay 11 meters away. the horse is able to get it without breaking the rope in any way. how?
 
   
Thu Sep 04, 2014 11:26 pm  by Roksys

The other end of the rope isn't tied to anything.
 
   
Tue Sep 23, 2014 7:37 am  by Xyriac

The length of horse would be more than 1 mtr......hence it could reach easily
 
   
Mon Sep 29, 2014 5:52 am  by vengat

Sure its possible. Since the horse is tied to a 10 metres rope, it can go diagonally for 20 metres. The hay is just 11 metres i.e. inside the circular area that the horse can cover. Simple :o
 
   
Thu Nov 20, 2014 11:54 am  by santhosh

two possible meaningful answers....the other end isn't tied or the rope is tied to the tail of the horse(1m or more longer)
 
   
Wed Jun 10, 2015 9:37 pm  by oncemoreforluck

the rope isn't tied to anything

OR

the horse un-did the knot. Horses are incredible animals and undo things like that all the time.
 
   
Fri Jun 26, 2015 5:02 am  by amurra15

The horse and bale are on opposite sides of whatever the horse is anchored to. (ie the horse could be 5 metres to the right of the post, and the bale could be 6 metres left of the post. 11 metres apart, but a horse on a 10m rope, anchored to the post, could reach both)

If you take this to the extreme, the horse could be standing 10m to the right of the post and the bale could be 10m to the left, meaning a horse on a 10m rope can reach a bale 20m away
 
   
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