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2. Problem in Relationship

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 September 2014

A. Macfarlane
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The following problem was sent me by Mr Kirkman, F.R.S.; its solution illustrates the Calculus of Relationship, Proc. Roy. Soc. Edinb., vol. xi. pp, 5 and 162:—

Two boys, Smith and Jones, of the same age, are each the nephew of the other; how many legal solutions?

The statements are that Smith is the nephew of Jones, and Jones the nephew of Smith. Let c denote child, then denotes parent, and the equations are

Hence .

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Proceedings 1887-88
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Proceedings of the Royal Society of Edinburgh , Volume 15 , 1889 , pp. 116 - 117
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Copyright © Royal Society of Edinburgh 1889

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