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#1 2016-06-28 14:16:05
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Quadrilaterals and sections
1) A rectangle is split using 4 lines. What is the greatest number of area sections that can be made from the seperation?
I'm thinking 9, can anyone confirm this?
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#2 2016-06-28 14:45:47
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Re: Quadrilaterals and sections
Hi;
It is not too hard to come up with a 11 section drawing.
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#3 2016-06-29 09:39:08
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Re: Quadrilaterals and sections
Thank you, I must have ignored the small sections when I drew the diagram. thanks.
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#4 2016-06-29 11:30:09
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Re: Quadrilaterals and sections
Okay, how are you doing?
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#5 2016-06-29 21:02:17
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Re: Quadrilaterals and sections
8 is the number of sections when all lines pass through a point. 5 is the minimum number when no two lines intersect.
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