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Old Aug 5, 2003 | 10:24 PM
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This is a famous problem that has perplexed people for years. In the second triangle, where does the extra square come from?


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Old Aug 5, 2003 | 10:27 PM
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think of the lighter blue as 1 2x2 square and 1 1x3 rectangle, and the darker blue as 1 1x3 + 1 1x5 rectangles.

3+3=6 and 5=5, thus, an empty space is created.
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Old Aug 5, 2003 | 10:28 PM
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i'm not giving it away but it has to do with the slope of the light blue triangle vs the turquoise triangle

EDIT: ok i gave it away
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Old Aug 5, 2003 | 10:30 PM
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uhh..the top "triangle"..the hypotenuse isnt straight it is concave...
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Old Aug 5, 2003 | 10:31 PM
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and in the bottom one it is convex
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Old Aug 5, 2003 | 10:31 PM
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argh...everyone posted while i tried to remember how to correctly spell hypotenuse


the bottom one looks straight?
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Old Aug 5, 2003 | 10:37 PM
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guess it wasn't that hard of a puzzle
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Old Aug 5, 2003 | 10:43 PM
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Originally posted by JustAyoungMC
argh...everyone posted while i tried to remember how to correctly spell hypotenuse


the bottom one looks straight?
it's not
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Old Aug 5, 2003 | 10:49 PM
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The slope of the dark blue hypothenuse is 2/5 and the slope of the light blue is 3/8. The two triangles aren't similiar so the entire polygon isn't actually a triangle.
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Old Aug 5, 2003 | 10:51 PM
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Wow you guys respond fast.
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