I’d like to start a new feature on this blog: The Orthogonal Universe Riddle of the Month. A lot of these riddles may be mathematics or logic based, but you shouldn’t need anything more than basic arithmetic or geometry to solve them.
To make this more interesting, I’ve provided an answer submission form. If you think you’ve solved the puzzle, submit your answer along with your name and website. At the end of the month, I’ll announce the correct answer along with a “winners list”.
June 2013.
A man bumps into his mathematician friend on the street that he hasn’t seen in quite some time. The man asks the mathematician how old his children are. The mathematician, who always replies in riddles said, “I now have three children. The sum of their ages is equal to the number of windows on the building in front of you and the product of their ages equals 36.” The friend then says, “I need one more piece of information.” The mathematician then replies. “My youngest child has blue eyes.” What are the ages of the mathematician’s three children?
