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Cutting a square

Posted by NickMcG on 18/10/2009, 5:00 pm

We have a unit square ABCD Point P is on AB Point Q is on CD Point R is on either AB or BC. Your task is to make two cuts: PQ and QR so that the squre is divided into three parts of equal area. What's the minimum length of the cuts. i.e. minimum value for PQ + QR

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Message Thread: Cutting a square - NickMcG 18/10/2009, 5:00 pm Re: Cutting a square - markr 18/10/2009, 7:28 pm Re: Cutting a square - NickMcG 18/10/2009, 7:32 pm so..... - Denis Borris 18/10/2009, 9:05 pm Yep. - NickMcG 18/10/2009, 9:48 pm Re: Yep. - Denis Borris 19/10/2009, 4:44 am Re: Yep. - NickMcG 19/10/2009, 5:07 am OK - next guess... - markr 19/10/2009, 6:26 am Close enough - NickMcG 19/10/2009, 3:50 pm 1.78607.... - Denis Borris 19/10/2009, 2:25 pm What happened to the line PQ? - NickMcG 19/10/2009, 3:44 pm BUT, BUT... - Denis Borris 19/10/2009, 5:41 pm Ok,Ok,Ok- but you are wrong anyway - NickMcG 19/10/2009, 5:49 pm Re: Ok,Ok,Ok- but you are wrong anyway- EDIT - NickMcG 19/10/2009, 5:56 pm True :( - Denis Borris 19/10/2009, 8:26 pm Request - Denis Borris 18/10/2009, 6:12 pm Re: Request - NickMcG 18/10/2009, 6:30 pm Re: Request - Denis Borris 18/10/2009, 6:58 pm Yep. Minimum < 1 + sqrt(13/9), - NickMcG 18/10/2009, 7:17 pm « Back to thread

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