Russian Teacher Tricks Americans With Impossible Problem

Russian Teacher Tricks Americans With Impossible Problem
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Hey, this is pre towalker. The hypotenuse of a right angle triangle is 10 in and the altitude dropped onto it is 6 in. Find the area of the triangle. Before you try to calculate the answer, you should know this problem comes from a mischievous Russian mathematician teacher who was asking the problem to his American students. The problem comes from ... Read More
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