Captain Silver buried treasure on a desert island. There are only two palms on this island: a small one and a big one. They are situated at a distance of 400 m from each other. Silver told the rest of the pirates that the treasure is located at a three times greater distance from the small palm than from the big one. If L is the largest possible length of the ditch the pirates have to dig to find the treasure, then the value of the expression is equal to…
Captain Silver buried treasure on a desert island. There are only two palms on this island: a small one and a big one. They are situated at a distance of 400 m from each other. Silver told the rest of the pirates that the treasure is located at a three times greater distance from the small palm than from the big one. If L is the largest possible length of the ditch the pirates have to dig to find the treasure, then the value of the expression is equal to…