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1982 Putnam
B1
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1982 Putnam
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(1)
triangulating triangle and reassembling them
Source: Putnam 1982 B1
9/27/2021
Let
M
M
M
be the midpoint of side
B
C
BC
BC
of
△
A
B
C
\triangle ABC
△
A
BC
. Using the smallest possible
n
n
n
, described a method for cutting
△
A
M
B
\triangle AMB
△
A
MB
into
n
n
n
triangles which can be reassembled to form a triangle congruent to
△
A
M
C
\triangle AMC
△
A
MC
.
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