Buried Treasure
Nicole Mosteller
EMAT 6690
While going through his grandfather's
attic, a young man found an old letter detailing the location
of a buried treasure on a nearby island. The letter said:
Upon arriving
at the island, locate the Gallows, a Oak Tree, and a Palm Tree.
To locate the
treasure, begin at the Gallows, walk to the Palm Tree, turn right
90 degrees, and
walk the same
number of paces away from the Palm Tree. Mark this location.
Return to the
Gallows, walk to the Oak Tree, turn left 90 degrees, and
walk the same
number of paces away from the Oak Tree. Mark this location.
The buried treasure
is located at the midpoint of the two marked locations.
Being a curious man by nature, the
young man decided to use the directions on the letter to locate
the buried treasure.
Finding the Palm Tree and the Oak Tree
was no problem, but over the years, the Gallows had deteriorated
with no clues remaining. Grief-struck, the young man left the
island thinking that the treasure was to remained buried forever.
If the young man
had a keen knowledge of Geometry,
he would have been
able to uncover the treasure.
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