FRI: Math problem

From: DoctorJoe@aol.com
Wed Aug 30 17:01:37 2000

Always wondered where that formula came from...

Joe P.

> There were three medieval kingdoms on the shores of a lake.
> There was an island in the middle of the lake, which the
> kingdoms had been fighting over for years. Finally, the three
> kings decided that they would send their knights out to do
> battle, and the winner would take the island.
>
> The night before the battle, the knights and their squires
> pitched camp and readied themselves for the fight. The first
> kingdom had 12 knights, and each knight had five squires, all of
> whom were busily polishing armor, brushing horses, and cooking
> food. The second kingdom had 20 knights, and each knight had 10
> squires. Everyone at that camp was also busy preparing for
> battle. At the camp of the third kingdom, there was only one
> knight, with his squire. This squire took a large pot and hung
> it from a looped rope in a tall tree. He busied himself
> preparing the meal, while the knight polished his own armor.
>
> When the hour of the battle came, the three kingdoms sent their
> squires out to fight (this was too trivial a matter for the
> knights to join in). The battle raged, and when the dust
> cleared, the only person left was the lone squire from the third
> kingdom, having defeated the squires from the other two kingdoms,
> thus proving...

> that the squire of the high pot and noose is equal
> to the sum of the squires of the other two sides.

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