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Re: Carpets

Posted by Denis Borris on 24/9/2009, 12:10 am, in reply to "Re: Carpets"

Correct. a,b = room's sides ; x=7, y=11 ab - (a-2x)(b-2x) = (a-2x)(b-2x) - (a-2x-2y)(b-2x-2y) ab - (a-14)(b-14) = (a-14)(b-14) - (a-36)(b-36) Leads to: a + b = 113

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