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#1 2020-04-29 23:59:35

tony123
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..find X

from Μιχάλης

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#2 2020-04-30 19:22:57

Bob
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Re: ..find X

hi Tony,

Another great puzzle.  I think I've got a proof for this:

Bob


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#3 2020-05-15 05:38:05

anonimnystefy
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Re: ..find X

Hi,

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#4 2020-05-15 20:36:51

Bob
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Re: ..find X

hi Stefy,

8-3 = 5.  But the diagram shows 8+3.

Draw a line through the centre of the circle, parallel to BE.  Reflect B, and E in that line.

Bob


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You cannot teach a man anything;  you can only help him find it within himself..........Galileo Galilei
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#5 2020-05-16 07:27:38

anonimnystefy
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Re: ..find X

Ahhh, I see it now! Thanks, Bob! smile


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“Taking a new step, uttering a new word, is what people fear most.” ― Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Crime and Punishment
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