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A circle touching a semicircle and a triangle. What is the proportion blue : green?

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Blue : green is 1 : 8.

Solution by John Michael.

Poem

Like a map projection
The whole globe is showing
The 2 poles suffer from distorsion
Some shapes and sizes are best looking
For mapping the world
In 3 dimensional mapmaking
The triangles divide the spherical surface ,
Like a painting ,
With the earth
A love story never ending

Bella

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