handouts/Misc/Warm-Ups/strings.tex
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\documentclass[
solutions,
hidewarning,
singlenumbering,
nopagenumber
]{../../resources/ormc_handout}
\usepackage{../../resources/macros}
\title{Warm-Up: Fuse Timers}
\uptitler{\smallurl{}}
\subtitle{Prepared by Mark on \today.}
\begin{document}
\maketitle
\problem{}
Suppose we have two strings and a lighter. Each string takes an hour to fully burn. \par
However, we do not know how fast each part of the string burns:
half might burn in 1 minute, and the rest could take 59.
\vspace{2mm}
How would we measure exactly 45 minutes using these strings?
\vfill
\end{document}