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Pushing the boundary

Two equilateral triangles are placed side by side. What’s the proportion green : red?

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Solution

Green : red = 4 : 3.

Solution by Ignacio Larrosa Cañestro.

Note that α=∠RQB and a is the side length of the equilateral triangles.

Poem

Why pushing the boundary ?
Why take risks ?
To be competitive
Trying to be out of our comfort zone
Taking on a change of habit
Of life
It takes courage
Boldness
Accepting failures
And bounce back
Pushing the boundaries
By reaching out the others
Is this the beginning of freedom?

Bella

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