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The tornado

A quadrilateral covers exactly half of the area of a rectangle. Find the length x in terms of a, b and c.

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Solution

The length x=bc/a.

Solution by المـهنـدس.

Visual solution

Solution without words by David Andriana.

Poem

When the sky is ringing
And cold air is passing by
When the rain is singing
When the wind is blowing
It’s sure
A tornado is coming
The clouds look terrifying
Speedy flashes of fire are lightning
Suddenly
A funnel form is turning
We can see a black and tall tornado swirling

Bella

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