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Old 7th June 2007, 05:37 PM
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Talking Re: What is the value of b/a ?

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We can therefore solve this puzzle with the help of the theorem of Pytagora:
AA'2 = AB2 + BA'2
a2 = (b/2)2+ (b/2)2 = 2(b/2)2
Simplifying: a = b2/2

So: b/a = b/(b2/2) = 2


(as posted on www.archimedes-lab.org )


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