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#1 2008-09-26 05:49:56
- needmathshelp
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stucck...rectangle problem
Show that if a rectangle, which is twice as long as it is broad, can fit diagonally into a square, then it can also fit into the square with its sides parallel to the sides of the square. Also, prove this is not true if the rectangle is three times as long as it is wide.
hope someone can help thanks.
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#2 2008-09-26 07:25:52
- mathsyperson
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Re: stucck...rectangle problem
This question has already been asked here.
It's part of the Scottish Mathematical Challenge, so it'd be cheating to give you a full answer until the entry deadline (3rd of October).
Why did the vector cross the road?
It wanted to be normal.
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#3 2008-09-26 07:30:40
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Re: stucck...rectangle problem
Ahhh, so that's why people keep asking. I think that's the third time this week someone's asked that question.
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#4 2008-09-27 07:38:12
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Re: stucck...rectangle problem
well our school don't do whatever the maths challenge thingy is???
but it does not matter i probably wouldnt be able to do it even with help..i am very bad at problem solving.
thanks anyways.
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