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Root Jigsaw - Solution

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Root JigsawThe Puzzle: Two of the four jigsaw tiles have the same sum of their roots. Find these tiles.






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The Solution . . .

As sqrt(8) is the same as 2×sqrt(2), the yellow and the green jigsaw tiles have the same sum of their roots: sqrt(2) + sqrt(2) + sqrt(3) = sqrt(3) + sqrt(8).




Author: Peter Grabarchuk
This Puzzle © 2008 Peter Grabarchuk. All Rights Reserved.


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