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D Deleted member 4993 Guest Apr 27, 2021 #2 Sisjssj said: View attachment 26773 Click to expand... Please share your thoughts/work and tell us exactly where you're stuck!
Sisjssj said: View attachment 26773 Click to expand... Please share your thoughts/work and tell us exactly where you're stuck!
Dr.Peterson Elite Member Joined Nov 12, 2017 Messages 16,618 Apr 27, 2021 #3 Do you see what they are asking? One way to get a sense of what the goal is, is to just use trial and error to start with. One card isn't a square; it's 10 by 12, and those aren't equal. Two cards put together will be either be 20 by 12 or 10 by 24. Neither is a square. If you try a few more, you'll see that what you need is for a multiple of 10 to equal a multiple of 12. Does that suggest any ideas?
Do you see what they are asking? One way to get a sense of what the goal is, is to just use trial and error to start with. One card isn't a square; it's 10 by 12, and those aren't equal. Two cards put together will be either be 20 by 12 or 10 by 24. Neither is a square. If you try a few more, you'll see that what you need is for a multiple of 10 to equal a multiple of 12. Does that suggest any ideas?