Problem 2459. grazing cows

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Jean-Marie Sainthillier on 25 Jul 2014

Area of the grazed field no ?

rifat on 26 Jul 2014

yeah.. mistake and corrected. Thanks for pointing out :-)

James on 8 Aug 2014

How long are the ropes? Are they also s meters long?

rifat on 8 Aug 2014

yes

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