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Boxed in

A square with an inscribed right triangle. What fraction is yellow?

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Solution

The yellow fraction is 7√3/18-1/3, which is approximately 34,0%.

Solution by ohmohm.

Poem

Boxed in
The triangle is framed
Like a work of art
Like a painting part
May be a honeycomb
Or a slice of sunshine
Sides and faces
In the protective frame
Are adjacent
Reassures and protects
The plan is deleneated
Triangulation can begin
A stability symbol

Bella

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