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GFED · 08-10-2002, 10:46 AM

This has been driving me nuts the past couple days... does anyone know the answer?

DjSap · 08-10-2002, 10:59 AM

if you look closely at the first triangle you can see that it is a little concave and if you look at the bottom triangle then you can see it is a little convex...that gives room for an extra square at the bottom triangle.

Gemini · 08-10-2002, 11:13 AM

Checking the pieces in Autocad makes it easier. lol Each piece is scaled in such a way that when you shift the small triangles around and then drop the blocks... space is left.

Look at the 'leg' on the orange piece... note the length? Now look at the leg on the light green piece... See the differences?

Sounds like someones monitor needs replacing.

There are no curves of any sort in that drawing.

I gotta watch this stuff or ppl will think I really earned those degrees eh?!

Btw, asked the old man and he said it right away but then he has worked with that sort of thng for years... so I checked it with cad to satisfy myself.

HS-Trixxxia · 08-10-2002, 11:13 AM

The shapes are exactly alike, however when you place them differently, they take a different a higher/lower percentage of the graph. The red triangle has a slightly different angle thus taking more space when place on the top of the pic.

I just copied the outline of one of the bottom pic over the top pic, you can see the difference. I'm not sure why 'cube wise' it's so apparent. However you can see the difference in the outline.
Keeping my fingers crossed, never put an image up.

Gary · 08-10-2002, 11:13 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by DjSap
if you look closely at the first triangle you can see that it is a little concave and if you look at the bottom triangle then you can see it is a little convex...that gives room for an extra square at the bottom triangle.

Dude, you are so much smarter than me. I stared at that fucking thing for 10 minutes and could see nothing. Now that you pointed out how to solve it, i still cant see shit.

HS-Trixxxia · 08-10-2002, 11:14 AM

shit, I told you I would have trouble putting up that damn pic.

Here's the image

never mind......its not going to work.

If you want to see it. email me.......

Gary · 08-10-2002, 11:15 AM

Ok, everyone has explained it to the finest of details. And i still dont get it. Amazing that i failed math every year of high school. LOL

Fletch XXX · 08-10-2002, 11:16 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Trixxxia
shit, I told you I would have trouble putting up that damn pic.

Here's the image

never mind......its not going to work.

If you want to see it. email me.......

no work

tree · 08-10-2002, 11:17 AM

im a tree too

DjSap · 08-10-2002, 11:20 AM

Quote:

Originally posted by Gary

Dude, you are so much smarter than me. I stared at that fucking thing for 10 minutes and could see nothing. Now that you pointed out how to solve it, i still cant see shit.

open paintshop pro or any other image editing prog, then use the magic wand to select the first triangle, then drag it down to compare it to the second one, you will see that is is smaller.

tree · 08-10-2002, 11:21 AM

o ya and here i solved it:

the top pic they use the red block for the pointy end of the triangle

on the bottom they use the green piece

that musta been easy to see becauseof how high i am

HS-Trixxxia · 08-10-2002, 11:23 AM

Fletch, I know, it brings you to my anti-hotlinking page :-)

If you want to see it, ICQ me 93086586

DjSap · 08-10-2002, 11:26 AM

here is my little pic

DarkJedi · 08-10-2002, 12:24 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Trixxxia
The shapes are exactly alike, however when you place them differently, they take a different a higher/lower percentage of the graph. The red triangle has a slightly different angle thus taking more space when place on the top of the pic.

I just copied the outline of one of the bottom pic over the top pic, you can see the difference. I'm not sure why 'cube wise' it's so apparent. However you can see the difference in the outline.
Keeping my fingers crossed, never put an image up.[IMG]

you are correct.
i saw what was wrong after a minnute of examination, but just could make up a sentance that would make cense (english's not my first language)

GFED · 08-10-2002, 12:56 PM

Oki... after scrambling through my 27 year old head that has done far too many drugs since junior high... I started to remember a little bit of Gee-I'm-A-Tree I took the slope of each small triangle.

green triangle:
slope=m=(2/5)=0.400; volume=V=0.5*2*5=5

red triangle:
slope=m=(3/8)=0.375; volume=V=0.5*3*8=12

yellow L:
volume=V=7

green L:
volume=V=8

Total Volume=32

So it is true that the top shape is concave and the bottom shape is convex and that the shapes are not trangles at all (I just assumed)

Solving for the volume of the assumed "triangle" would give:
volume=V=0.5*5*13=32.5

That only gives 0.5 space for the extra square, so where does the other 0.5 come from?

MiLo · 08-10-2002, 02:00 PM

Geometry makes me dizzy.

GFED · 08-10-2002, 03:36 PM

Yeah, it gave me a headache... :D

Lane · 08-10-2002, 04:22 PM

the whole shape isnt actually a triangle.. first one is a concav and the second one is a convex quadrangle.. the convex one has a bigger area, so that it has a room for another square..

if you put a ruler against your screen, you will see the hypotenus of the big triangle is not a straight line.. so it has an extra corner there...

if you dont understand it, dont worry about it... its kinda late for you to learn geometry then..

Gary · 08-10-2002, 04:27 PM

My head hurts and im about to cry

GFED · 08-10-2002, 04:40 PM

Quote:

Originally posted by Gary
My head hurts and im about to cry

hehehe

08-10-2002, 10:46 AM	#1
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08-10-2002, 10:59 AM	#2
DjSap Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 3,869	if you look closely at the first triangle you can see that it is a little concave and if you look at the bottom triangle then you can see it is a little convex...that gives room for an extra square at the bottom triangle. Last edited by DjSap; 08-10-2002 at 11:01 AM..

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HS-Trixxxia Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Montreal Canada Posts: 2,946	shit, I told you I would have trouble putting up that damn pic. Here's the image never mind......its not going to work. If you want to see it. email me....... Last edited by HS-Trixxxia; 08-10-2002 at 11:16 AM..

08-10-2002, 11:15 AM	#7
Gary Confirmed User Join Date: Aug 2001 Location: Kimmykims couch Posts: 6,110	Ok, everyone has explained it to the finest of details. And i still dont get it. Amazing that i failed math every year of high school. LOL __________________ Up to 35$ per join...!

08-10-2002, 11:21 AM	#11
tree Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,601	o ya and here i solved it: the top pic they use the red block for the pointy end of the triangle on the bottom they use the green piece that musta been easy to see becauseof how high i am Last edited by tree; 08-10-2002 at 11:22 AM..

08-10-2002, 11:13 AM	#3
Gemini Confirmed User Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: o-HI-o Posts: 7,183	Checking the pieces in Autocad makes it easier. lol Each piece is scaled in such a way that when you shift the small triangles around and then drop the blocks... space is left. Look at the 'leg' on the orange piece... note the length? Now look at the leg on the light green piece... See the differences? Sounds like someones monitor needs replacing. There are no curves of any sort in that drawing. I gotta watch this stuff or ppl will think I really earned those degrees eh?! Btw, asked the old man and he said it right away but then he has worked with that sort of thng for years... so I checked it with cad to satisfy myself.

08-10-2002, 11:17 AM	#9
tree Confirmed User Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 1,601	im a tree too

08-10-2002, 11:23 AM	#12
HS-Trixxxia Confirmed User Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Montreal Canada Posts: 2,946	Fletch, I know, it brings you to my anti-hotlinking page :-) If you want to see it, ICQ me 93086586

08-10-2002, 11:26 AM	#13
DjSap Confirmed User Join Date: Jul 2002 Posts: 3,869	here is my little pic

08-10-2002, 12:56 PM	#15
GFED Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 8,120	Oki... after scrambling through my 27 year old head that has done far too many drugs since junior high... I started to remember a little bit of Gee-I'm-A-Tree I took the slope of each small triangle. green triangle: slope=m=(2/5)=0.400; volume=V=0.525=5 red triangle: slope=m=(3/8)=0.375; volume=V=0.538=12 yellow L: volume=V=7 green L: volume=V=8 Total Volume=32 So it is true that the top shape is concave and the bottom shape is convex and that the shapes are not trangles at all (I just assumed) Solving for the volume of the assumed "triangle" would give: volume=V=0.5513=32.5 That only gives 0.5 space for the extra square, so where does the other 0.5 come from? __________________ https://www.flow.page/savethechildren

08-10-2002, 02:00 PM	#16
MiLo Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2002 Location: city of the living dead Posts: 2,970	Geometry makes me dizzy.

08-10-2002, 03:36 PM	#17
GFED Confirmed User Industry Role: Join Date: May 2002 Posts: 8,120	Yeah, it gave me a headache... :D __________________ https://www.flow.page/savethechildren

08-10-2002, 04:22 PM	#18
Lane Will code for food... Join Date: Apr 2001 Location: Buckeye, AZ Posts: 8,496	the whole shape isnt actually a triangle.. first one is a concav and the second one is a convex quadrangle.. the convex one has a bigger area, so that it has a room for another square.. if you put a ruler against your screen, you will see the hypotenus of the big triangle is not a straight line.. so it has an extra corner there... if you dont understand it, dont worry about it... its kinda late for you to learn geometry then.. __________________

08-10-2002, 04:27 PM	#19
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