Saturday, April 16, 2011

Geometry teaser: What is the ratio of the areas of the squares?

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  1. PaulApril 18, 2011 at 2:29 AM

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  2. PaulApril 18, 2011 at 11:59 PM

    Ammendment.
    Using the unit square, I calculate the ratios to be 1:15/16 - 5/(4 Sqrt[2]) or 1:0.0536165 or

    1:1/4 * Sqrt[15 - 10 Sqrt[2]]

    Paul.

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  3. YatendraMay 26, 2013 at 8:58 AM

    4/(3-sqrt(8)) approx

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