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dekamo
Feb 9, 2009, 12:51 PM
Ahmed, an Egyptian farmer is designing his garden near the Nile River. As was the custom in ancient times, he used a rope with equally spaced knots to help him with his measurements. How many full spaces between knots must be on the third side of this triangle so that he knows his field is "squared off" (a right angle)?:eek:

dekamo
Feb 9, 2009, 12:53 PM
Never mind, its 10.