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Yin

Frequent VisitorJoined: 18 Jan 2004Posts: 20

Posted: Sat Oct 23, 2004 10:14 pm    Post subject: Geometry Test

Let x be the area of two non-congruent triangles with integral sides. Find the smallest possible value of x.

It is one of the question of the geom. test today. The answer i got is (3root7)/4. What are your answers?

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siu_yu

Joined: 17 Jul 2004Posts: 18

Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 12:26 am    Post subject:

I’m so sorry but i don’t even have a clue how to arrive at the answer…>< P.S. I only get the first two Questions correct_________________Winners never give up

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Victor

Frequent VisitorJoined: 04 Mar 2004Posts: 35

Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 12:30 am    Post subject: Re: Geometry Test

Yin wrote:

Let x be the area of two non-congruent triangles with integral sides. Find the smallest possible value of x.

It is one of the question of the geom. test today. The answer i got is (3root7)/4. What are your answers?

i hv proved the ans is yours

but i am not sure that i hadn’t make any mistake

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me

Frequent VisitorJoined: 12 Feb 2004Posts: 194

Location: Hong Kong

Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 3:42 pm    Post subject: Re: Geometry Test

Yin wrote:

Let x be the area of two non-congruent triangles with integral sides. Find the smallest possible value of x.

It is one of the question of the geom. test today. The answer i got is (3root7)/4. What are your answers?

I’m wondering if this is geometry or not…………..

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142857

Joined: 01 Sep 2004Posts: 13

Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 5:14 pm    Post subject: Re: Geometry Test

me wrote:

Yin wrote:

Let x be the area of two non-congruent triangles with integral sides. Find the smallest possible value of x.

It is one of the question of the geom. test today. The answer i got is (3root7)/4. What are your answers?

I’m wondering if this is geometry or not…………..

May be someone can have a pure geometry solution.

But I don’t think so.

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me

Frequent VisitorJoined: 12 Feb 2004Posts: 194

Location: Hong Kong

Posted: Sun Oct 24, 2004 5:41 pm    Post subject: Re: Geometry Test

142857 wrote:

me wrote:

Yin wrote:

Let x be the area of two non-congruent triangles with integral sides. Find the smallest possible value of x.

It is one of the question of the geom. test today. The answer i got is (3root7)/4. What are your answers?

I’m wondering if this is geometry or not…………..

May be someone can have a pure geometry solution.

But I don’t think so.

pure geometry solution………….

If someone succeeds in doing so, I think he will become world-famous……….

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kelvinkklee

Frequent VisitorJoined: 20 Jan 2004Posts: 46

Location: Diocesan Boys’ School

Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 9:07 am    Post subject:

Is this actually a number theory problem?

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Victor

Frequent VisitorJoined: 04 Mar 2004Posts: 35

Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 9:22 pm    Post subject: ya

kelvinkklee wrote:

Is this actually a number theory problem?

ya…i don’t know y a lot of people couldn’t do it.

perhaps they only focused on the 4th question.

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me

Frequent VisitorJoined: 12 Feb 2004Posts: 194

Location: Hong Kong

Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2004 10:05 pm    Post subject: Re: ya

Victor wrote:

kelvinkklee wrote:

Is this actually a number theory problem?

ya…i don’t know y a lot of people can’t do it.

perhaps they only focused on the 4th question.

I even didn’t spend a single minute on this problem, I just concentrated on problem 4…..however, I read the problem wrong……..which wasted me 2.5 hrs………

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kelvinkklee

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Location: Diocesan Boys’ School

Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 3:08 pm    Post subject:

actually how much time have you guys spend on the first 2 problems? I used a bit more than 1 hour.

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siu_yu

Joined: 17 Jul 2004Posts: 18

Posted: Tue Nov 02, 2004 10:50 pm    Post subject:

Personally i’ve spent 1hr and 15 minutes (about) in the first two problems but for the remainding time, i still can’t even solve a problem… P.S. I’m so sorry but is that possible for anybody to write down the solution for problem 3? It would be really kind of you if you may show me_________________Winners never give up

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me

Frequent VisitorJoined: 12 Feb 2004Posts: 194

Location: Hong Kong

Posted: Wed Nov 03, 2004 10:25 pm    Post subject:

kelvinkklee wrote:

actually how much time have you guys spend on the first 2 problems? I used a bit more than 1 hour.

30 minutes.

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