Chapter 518

A layer of fine cold sweat seeped from Master Suan's forehead, and he was completely panicked.

At this moment, he was under great pressure!

Gao Yang looked at the pale-faced Master Suan and continued his psychological attack.

"No matter, this official still has other ways to solve it!"

"This official can implement militarized management for the chickens and rabbits in the cage. I will blow a whistle, and the chickens and rabbits will all lift one foot!"

"When the first whistle blows, the chickens and rabbits lift one foot simultaneously. According to the total number of heads, sixty feet are lifted in total, and the total number of feet in the cage is now 140!"

"This official blows the whistle again, and the chickens and rabbits lift another foot simultaneously. This lifts another sixty feet, and the total number of feet is now 80. At this time, the chickens' two feet are all lifted, so they sit on the ground."

"Conversely, the remaining eighty feet in the cage are all the rabbits'. Each rabbit still has two feet left, so the number of rabbits is 40, and the number of chickens is 20."

"Of course, if this lifting of feet is hard to understand, then think of it as: with one whistle, the chickens and rabbits in the cage all voluntarily break one leg, and then it's easy to understand."

As soon as these words were out, the officials were shocked.

"Wonderful, one whistle and the chickens and rabbits all lift one foot. Only twice, and the chickens all sit on the ground; the rest are the rabbits' feet."

"This method has the same effect as the previous foot-chopping method; Lord Gao's talent is truly heaven-reaching!"

"People compared to people will die of anger, and goods compared to goods should be thrown away. I thought for a long time and couldn't think of a single method, but Lord Gao came up with three!"

"What else does the Great Chu mission have to say?"

Suan Wudao's lips moved, and his body trembled.

He had been tricked!

Gao Yang's mathematical path far surpassed his own.

What should he do now?

Were this Golden Rooster Standing on One Leg method and the Whistle Method also too cruel?

Was he, Suan Wudao, going to be shameless to the end today?

Just as Suan Wudao was in a state of confusion, Gao Yang's voice continued.

"Of course, this official also has an Equation Method and an Assumption Method, so I will simply mention them together!"

"The so-called Assumption Method is to ignore one kind in the cage and assume they are all one type of animal. This official assumes the cage is full of chickens; then sixty heads should have 120 feet, which is 80 feet less than the actual number!"

"This is because when rabbits are counted as chickens, each rabbit is counted as having 2 feet less, so the number of rabbits is 40, and the number of chickens is 20."

"This question can also be solved!"

"As for the Equation Method, it is a bit more difficult, but this official will still mention it. Please, Your Majesty, grant me a brush and ink!"

As Gao Yang spoke, he bowed to Wu Zhao.

Wu Zhao's phoenix eyes carried a hint of an imperceptible smile, and she said faintly, "Grant him brush, ink, paper, and inkstone!"

Soon, the eunuch brought the writing materials.

Gao Yang immediately began to write and draw on the paper.

"This official assumes the number of chickens in the cage is X, then the number of rabbits is 60 minus X!"

"This X is an unknown number. You officials don't need to worry about this point; just know that it represents the true number of chickens. This allows us to set up an equation based on the total number of feet!"

"2X + 4 * (60 - X) = 200"

"Now, let us solve for the true number of chickens based on this equation!"

Immediately after, Gao Yang began to answer according to the steps.

In later generations, this was knowledge that should be learned in elementary school, so for Gao Yang, it was naturally a piece of cake, and he solved for X = 20 very easily and comfortably.

But when he looked up, everyone was completely bewildered.

Even Shangguan Wan'er was deep in thought.

In the eyes of some officials, there was an unprecedented confusion.

Who am I, and where am I?

Seeing this, Gao Yang couldn't help but look at Wang Zhong and ask, "Old General Wang, did you understand?"