tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217022227008948602.post5430800418264405516..comments2023-10-29T06:43:10.927-07:00Comments on The Puzzle Page: The Missing TileOosterwalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14514993727423832898noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217022227008948602.post-55480652865947387612012-01-21T17:17:32.156-08:002012-01-21T17:17:32.156-08:00Agreed. The slope of the blue triangle is 3\8 whil...Agreed. The slope of the blue triangle is 3\8 while the slope of the green triangle is 2/5.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2217022227008948602.post-34407582796057849892008-02-05T18:03:00.000-08:002008-02-05T18:03:00.000-08:00The complete figure is not a triangle, it is a qua...The complete figure is not a triangle, it is a quadrangle that looks like a triangle. If you calculate and add the area of each piece, you come up with 32 in either arrangement.<BR/><BR/>said another way, the "hypotonuse" is not a straight line, and so using 1/2bh is not the way to calcualte the area.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com