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noblegiraffe · 19/03/2023 17:25
OneFrenchEgg · 19/03/2023 16:49
Amazing. I would never have worked that out
My approach was 'The question says I can draw some lines, but I can't measure. The only way you can split the rectangle in half without measuring is the diagonal. So I drew the diagonals on each rectangle, thought, 'what next?' Then joined the midpoints and went WOAH THAT'S COOL'.
I think this sort of question needs you to think 'I don't know what I'm doing but I'm going to draw some stuff anyway and see where that gets me'.
It's something that we have to get kids to do in maths in angles questions. The question will say 'work out angle x' and they say they don't have a clue how to. And the response is 'I don't know how to either, but I'm going to work out some angles that I can find easily, like this one in this triangle here, and see if that helps'.
OneFrenchEgg · 19/03/2023 20:00
Thanks @noblegiraffe I think I just don't have any interest in figuring things out - I like knowledge and applying it, rather than thinking it up! Apparently that's reflected in my Myers Brigg thingy, was interesting to do the whole thing with all the info you have to read first.
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