For The Mathematically Inclined

Problem 2

Area of square garden is 4/5 of triangle garden with sides 24 m, 15 m and 15 m. How many meters of fencing need to fence a square garden?

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Problems from 5/10/18

Problem 1

Cuboid with dimensions 10 cm, 16 and 28 cm is converted into a cube with the same volume. What is its edge length?

Problem 2

The vertices of triangle ABC from the line p are 3 cm, 4 cm and 8 cm. Calculate distance from the center of gravity of the triangle to line p.