Comments on: How can this be true? http://www.suvi.org/blog/how-can-this-be-true/ Funstuff, Travel and Luxury Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:43:41 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Shane Seckler http://www.suvi.org/blog/how-can-this-be-true/comment-page-1/#comment-464 Shane Seckler Sun, 14 Aug 2011 00:28:11 +0000 http://www.suvi.org/?p=167#comment-464 I've printed this out and rearranged it. The "answer" that is above doesn't hold true. The parts fit in either way. I’ve printed this out and rearranged it.
The “answer” that is above doesn’t hold true.
The parts fit in either way.

]]> By: Suvi http://www.suvi.org/blog/how-can-this-be-true/comment-page-1/#comment-17 Suvi Mon, 23 Nov 2009 22:36:07 +0000 http://www.suvi.org/?p=167#comment-17 In fact no missing square at all. Congratulations for solving it! In fact no missing square at all. Congratulations for solving it!

]]> By: marcello http://www.suvi.org/blog/how-can-this-be-true/comment-page-1/#comment-16 marcello Mon, 23 Nov 2009 19:09:06 +0000 http://www.suvi.org/?p=167#comment-16 What appears to be a giant triangle is in fact not. Just add up the areas of the red and green triangle plus the two rectangular shapes: 12 + 5 + (7+8) = 32 The giant triangle area would be: 0.5 *(13*5) = 32.5 In the lower picture the small area indicated under the red arrow is bent outwards. There is your missing square. Quod erad demonstrandum! http://blog.marcellos.net/content/binary/bizare_solved.gif What appears to be a giant triangle is in fact not. Just add up the areas of the red and green triangle plus the two rectangular shapes: 12 + 5 + (7+8) = 32
The giant triangle area would be: 0.5 *(13*5) = 32.5

In the lower picture the small area indicated under the red arrow is bent outwards. There is your missing square.
Quod erad demonstrandum!

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