There is an old man and he has four sons. The old man is in critical situation and his last wish is to divide his square land into 4 equal parts but according to some rules. Rules and the image of land is provided below:
Rules:
Help old man to divide the land among his four sons.
Solution:
We can divide the old man's square land among his 4 sons with the given rules in following manner:
- Each son should get one tree separately
- Each son should have direct access to the well
- Land can't be divided diagonally
- Each son should get his separate land i.e. there is no interaction between any other son's land
Help old man to divide the land among his four sons.
Solution:
We can divide the old man's square land among his 4 sons with the given rules in following manner:
- First, we should separate trees with two straight lines.
- After that we should take care that all 4 sons should access well directly, so, we Should divide the well into 4 parts and join the line with the lines which separate the tress.
- At last repeat the right side pattern with the left portion of the land. Finally, the land is divided into 4 equal parts with the given rules.