SOLUTION: There are three houses and three companies. Each company has to run one wire to each house. The wires can not intersect but they can curve. Wires can't go through other houses to g

SOLUTION: There are three houses and three companies. Each company has to run one wire to each house. The wires can not intersect but they can curve. Wires can't go through other houses to g

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Question 209121: There are three houses and three companies. Each company has to run one wire to each house. The wires can not intersect but they can curve. Wires can't go through other houses to get to another house.
Answer by Alan3354(69443) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
That's an old problem, and it's not possible in a plane, ie, in 2 dimensions.
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