An easy math problem

[QillerDaemon]

A square of side length x has an inscribed triangle with lengths 3, 4, and 5. The corners of the triangle touch the sides of the square. What is the length of x?

You have five minutes to solve for x.

[Reservoir Dog]

42

[JCW]

The corners of the triangle touch the SIDES of the square, or the corners of it?

[Blast]

A square of side length x has an inscribed triangle with lengths 3, 4, and 5. The corners of the triangle touch the sides of the square. What is the length of x?

You have five minutes to solve for x.

An*

X= 4.

[AnalHamster]

16/root(17)

[QillerDaemon]

Two hints:

1- the triangle having sides lengths of 3, 4, and 5 means something.

2- from clue 1, this means there could be a similar triangle.

The corners of the triangle all touch the square in some fashion. That's what inscribed means.

[Reservoir Dog]

16/root(17)

This is correct.
16 over the square root of 17.

[QillerDaemon]

Neither of you showed your work, so no points.

[Reservoir Dog]

Neither of you showed your work, so no points.

x-y/3 = x/4

4(x-y) = 3x

4x-3x = 4y

x=4y

x/4 = y

x²+(x/4)² = 4²

17/16x² = 16

x = 16/root17

[WestTexasCrude]

42

Holy F'n Hell. For the Mother of God and everything Holy in this World, don't get RD involved in Math equations. The whole World civilization could collapse.

[Reservoir Dog]

42

Holy F'n Hell. For the Mother of God and everything Holy in this World, don't get RD involved in Math equations. The whole World civilization could collapse.

Feel free to prove my equation wrong, Mr. Mechanical Engineer.

x-y/3 = x/4

4(x-y) = 3x

4x-3x = 4y

x=4y

x/4 = y

x²+(x/4)² = 4²

17/16x² = 16

x = 16/root17

[WestTexasCrude]

42

Holy F'n Hell. For the Mother of God and everything Holy in this World, don't get RD involved in Math equations. The whole World civilization could collapse.

Feel free to prove my equation wrong, Mr. Mechanical Engineer.

x-y/3 = x/4

4(x-y) = 3x

4x-3x = 4y

x=4y

x/4 = y

x²+(x/4)² = 4²

17/16x² = 16

x = 16/root17

And yet can't figure out how ties work in season long NFL point spread pools.

[Antknot]

Indeterminate but 4 or larger.. The rest of you are making assumptions.

[nerd_alert]

Indeterminate but 4 or larger.. The rest of you are making assumptions.

RD is correct.

[spudoc]

Indeterminate but 4 or larger.. The rest of you are making assumptions.

It would clearly be less than 4

[Reservoir Dog]

42

Holy F'n Hell. For the Mother of God and everything Holy in this World, don't get RD involved in Math equations. The whole World civilization could collapse.

Feel free to prove my equation wrong, Mr. Mechanical Engineer.

x-y/3 = x/4

4(x-y) = 3x

4x-3x = 4y

x=4y

x/4 = y

x²+(x/4)² = 4²

17/16x² = 16

x = 16/root17

And yet can't figure out how ties work in season long NFL point spread pools.

Go watch TV, fucktard.

[FreakShowFanatic]

16/root(17)

This! I'm just taking this answer 'cause I'm smart enough to know that AH is smart.

[Nero]

42

Correct. I saw the documentary on this.

[megman]

42

Correct. I saw the documentary on this.

But do you know the question?

[WestTexasCrude]

42

Holy F'n Hell. For the Mother of God and everything Holy in this World, don't get RD involved in Math equations. The whole World civilization could collapse.

Feel free to prove my equation wrong, Mr. Mechanical Engineer.

x-y/3 = x/4

4(x-y) = 3x

4x-3x = 4y

x=4y

x/4 = y

x²+(x/4)² = 4²

17/16x² = 16

x = 16/root17

And yet can't figure out how ties work in season long NFL point spread pools.

Go watch TV, fucktard.

OOh, nerves struck.