Date: Mon, 4 Mar 2002 22:04:17 -0500 (EST)
From: "Keith F. Lynch" <kfl at keithlynch.net>
To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>
Subject: [WSFA] Re: Math question
Reply-To: WSFA members <WSFAlist at keithlynch.net>

Steve Smith <sgs at aginc.net> wrote:
> Now one for you.  Assume you have a checkerboard and a bunch
> of dominoes.  Each domino exactly covers two squares on the
> checkerboard.  You can cover the entire checkerboard with 32
> dominoes.

> Now, remove the lower left square and the upper right square on the
> checkerboard.  How do you arrange 31 dominoes to cover the remaining
> squares?

There must be a problem with the list.  I could have sworn I set it up
to block all messages containing parity errors, but there's certainly
one in your message.

> (Be quiet, Eric.  I know you know the answer.)

He's not on the list.

Does anyone object to my listing all the participants?

Oh, the answer?  Simple:  Stand at least one of the dominoes on its end.

Here's another question:  What property do Uzbekistan and
Liechtenstein have, that no other nations share?
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