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puzzle. please explain this. [solved by haircut]
- Thread starter hoihtah
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The two shapes are not triangles.
The slopes on the small dark green and red triangles are different, thus the larger shape cannot be a triangle.
If you look closely you will probably be able to see that the one at the top looks as if it bows in slightly and the bottom shape bulges slightly on the hypotenuse.
The slopes on the small dark green and red triangles are different, thus the larger shape cannot be a triangle.
If you look closely you will probably be able to see that the one at the top looks as if it bows in slightly and the bottom shape bulges slightly on the hypotenuse.
damm.. haircut... you're a genius.
🙂
you sir, definately didn't stay up till 4 am playing GTA3. 🙂
thanx.
you are completely correct.
the dark green triangle has 2/5 = .4 slope
as to the red triangle has 3/8 = .375 slope.
very close but no butter.
eyes can definately be deceiving.
🙂
you sir, definately didn't stay up till 4 am playing GTA3. 🙂
thanx.
you are completely correct.
the dark green triangle has 2/5 = .4 slope
as to the red triangle has 3/8 = .375 slope.
very close but no butter.
eyes can definately be deceiving.
Cerebus451
Golden Member
The dark green triangle would have an area of 5 squares (1/2bh). The red one is 12. The orange block is 7 squares, the light green block is 8 squares. That is an area of 32 squares. However, if the overall shape were a triangle, it would have base 13, height 5, which is an area of 32.5 squares, so obviously it cannot be a triangle.
If someone wants to get technical and break out Chief SOHCAHTOA and prove the angles on the two triangles are different, have at it.
If someone wants to get technical and break out Chief SOHCAHTOA and prove the angles on the two triangles are different, have at it.
hominid skull
Senior member
If you look at the vertical points on the slops of both 'triangles' then you can see a small, but significant, difference. This small difference alot the entire slop is equal to one whole square in total
XZeroII
Lifer
I printed out the page and actually cut the pieces out. I can rearrange the bottom one to look EXACTLY like the top one. It is a property of triangles or something because there is no trick.
EDIT: Ah yes, I see now. When put together like this:
_______
|\*****|
|*\****|
|**\***|
|***\**|
|****\*|
|*****\|
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There is a gap in between the diagnal line.
EDIT: Ah yes, I see now. When put together like this:
_______
|\*****|
|*\****|
|**\***|
|***\**|
|****\*|
|*****\|
-----------
There is a gap in between the diagnal line.
Techronious
Member
I like shapes