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Re: Geometry problem
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Mon, 14 Jun 1999 16:03:27 GMT
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On Mon, 14 Jun 1999 14:41:54 GMT, Fredrik Glöckner
<fredrik.glockner@bio.uio.no> wrote:
> I admit that this puzzles me, but then again, it's the end of the
> working day.
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> http://quimby.gnus.org/circus/problem.gif
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> Fredrik
[Spoiler space added]
Hmm, haven't checked all figures, but the two triangles are not similar
(same shape): the green triangle has a slope of 2/5, the red triangle is
3/8. So the two aggregate figures (which appear to be triangles, but are
really quadrilateralts) are not the same shape/size.
Steve
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| Steve Bliss <blisses@worldnet.att.net> wrote in message news:376526fe.117992...net.com... (...) Bingo. That is the answer to the problem. I had one similar to this in a gometry class once. It is a sort of optical illusion. The angles are close, but (...) (25 years ago, 16-Jun-99, to lugnet.off-topic.geek)
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