The Paradox of the Missing Square Puzzle

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The Paradox of the Missing Square Puzzle: Why does a square appear for no reason?
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macam mana buleh timbul satu kotak kosong tuh?

takyah pening2.....tapi kalau rajin nak carik solution .. dialu-alukan

Elle_mujigae

Basically it is an optical illusion...look identical but it is not identical...erm..

Elle_mujigae

nice explanation from this page..

http://thiscoolpage.blogspot.com ... -square-puzzle.html

The red triangle has a ratio of 8:3 while the blue triangle has a ratio of 5:2. This means these two hypotenuse lines do not have the same gradient.
So the apparent combined hypotenuse in both Triangle 1 and Triangle 2 are actually bent. In other words, the hypotenuse in the red triangle is not parallel (in the same straight line) as the hypotenuse in the blue triangle for both Triangle 1 and Triangle 2.

Elle_mujigae

How about a missing chocolate square instead...this is not an optical illusion..hehe

clarizsa

err.. pening.. mls nk pikir.. huhu