The Heart of Mathematics: An Invitation to Effective Thinking
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Author: Edward B. Burger, Michael Starbird
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Chapter 5.1, Problem 19MS
Pennies plus. Consider the two objects pictured here. One is made of two pennics, cut and glued together as shown. The other is a thickened plus sign. Are these two objects equivalent by distortion?
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The Heart of Mathematics: An Invitation to Effective Thinking
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