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underfoot
16th April 2009, 06:24 AM
not sure if this has already been posted,
but it had me going for a bit :B
Cliff Rogers
16th April 2009, 09:36 AM
Good one.
Vernonv
16th April 2009, 01:31 PM
The answer is certainly subtle. :D
Ashore
16th April 2009, 02:09 PM
All a matter of perspective you just need to look at it from a diffrent angle :roll:
Fencepost2
16th April 2009, 05:59 PM
I'm "inclined" to think this is a beauty.
jaguarrh
4th May 2009, 02:48 PM
can anyone explain this to me?
we can't figure it out at work.
DavidG
4th May 2009, 02:53 PM
in the top pix the hypotenuse is not a straight line
Wongo
4th May 2009, 03:00 PM
Nor is the one in the bottom pix. :D
jaguarrh
4th May 2009, 06:42 PM
ahhh, i get it!
so if you overlay the two images, the area bounded by the 2 kinked hypotenuseseses is equal to the area of the missing block ?
Cliff Rogers
4th May 2009, 09:48 PM
What kinks? :?
jaguarrh
4th May 2009, 10:46 PM
when taking the hypotenuse of the overall triangle (a combination of the red and dark green hypotenuseseses :B ) there is an effective kink at the change of colour from red to dark green, as the two triangles (red and dark green) have different yet similar angles at the acute point to the left when viewing the picture.
or were you pulling my leg cliff?
i know what i'm trying to say but the vitamins are preventing coherent writing...
Ashore
4th May 2009, 11:54 PM
or were you pulling my leg cliff?...
Cliff pull your leg ...never . ....straight as the day is long .......though it is night time now :rolleyes:
joe greiner
5th May 2009, 03:08 AM
Cliff is pulling your leg into alignment.:D
Joe
Cliff Rogers
5th May 2009, 09:23 AM
What hump?
YouTube - Funniest movie line ever
Wongo
5th May 2009, 10:25 AM
ahhh, i get it!
so if you overlay the two images, the area bounded by the 2 kinked hypotenuseseses is equal to the area of the missing block ?
Yes.:2tsup:
Afro Boy
25th May 2009, 09:21 PM
Kink? :no: There aren't no kink in that hypotenuse. It's straight. There's a different answer.
mic-d
25th May 2009, 09:32 PM
Kink? :no: There aren't no kink in that hypotenuse. It's straight. There's a different answer.
you're on drugs:D
Cheers
Michael
Afro Boy
25th May 2009, 09:52 PM
Yeah, I must be. Took a closer and yes, the angle of each of the smaller triangles is slightly different. :2tsup:
Here's a woodies version: http://home.cc.umanitoba.ca/~gunderso/pages/puzzles/hole_triangle.htm