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Can you solve it? The simple geometry question that fools almost everyonewww.theguardian.com/science/2025/feb/17/can-you-solve-it-the-simple-geometry-question-that-fools-almost-everyone
340 sats \ 7 comments \ @south_korea_ln 18 Feb science
Answers are linked in the article. Resist the temptation to peak at the answer before giving it a go yourself~~
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136 sats \ 0 replies \ @ba5df0b2d8 18 Feb freebie
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0 sats \ 4 replies \ @SimpleStacker 18 Feb
kek, first one almost got me. x=0 because triangle inequality. I'll just leave it at that.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @nout 18 Feb
What is "triangle inequality"? That triangle exists...
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77 sats \ 0 replies \ @SimpleStacker 18 Feb
Triangle inequality says that if a, b, c are the lengths of a triangle, then
c \leq a + b.
In other words, the length of any one side can't be greater than the combined length of the other two sides. And they're only equal when the triangle collapses to a straight line.
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0 sats \ 1 reply \ @south_korea_ln OP 18 Feb
Close, but not quite ;)
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145 sats \ 0 replies \ @SimpleStacker 18 Feb
x=1. slaps forehead
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0 sats \ 0 replies \ @Scroogey 18 Feb
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