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LonelyJar
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04 Mar 2016, 3:57 am

I found an interesting problem on this old math website. I apologize if some of the images and such don't appear properly.
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04 Mar 2016, 4:44 am

from the example given it seems that the maximum length (l) of an object that can be moved through the shape is:
2((2(w^2))^.5) (where w= width of hallway), but there must be more to it i guess



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06 Mar 2016, 9:58 pm

LonelyJar wrote:
I found an interesting problem on this old math website. I apologize if some of the images and such don't appear properly.
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kewl problem.
i assume 100% rigidity of the shape is assumed.