Triangular puzzle solution

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  • The document presents a triangular puzzle with a solution dated January 25, 2006.
  • It explains that the hypotenuses of the triangles are not straight and that the human eye perceives areas better than straight lines.
  • A piece of advice is given to avoid buying a used car from someone who invented this type of deception.

Triangular Puzzle Solution

Triangular puzzle, the solution

January 25, 2006

By drawing a horizontal line from each top right vertex of the triangles, it is immediately obvious that their hypotenuses are not straight, because the human eye perceives areas better than straight lines.

Tip: don't buy a used car from the person who came up with this trick.

PS: In case all of this isn't obvious to you:

  • Print the two figures and use a ruler to check that the hypotenuses are not straight
  • You are astigmatic

Apparently, my website is very "interactive". Nicolas Roger points out a very simple way to "see" that the red and green triangles do not have the same slope.

2/5 = 0.4 3/8 = 0.375

Well done!

Philippe Errembault: The fraud is only 1.5% of the total area... If I could buy a car without being scammed any more, I would be rather happy.

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