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QUESTION NO:1

anupamaramadas — 2013-02-05 10:55:48 UTC

the king had ordered a golden plaque of his profile for a commemorative celebration.

he was presented with 3 plaques, each one of identical thickness and proportions but of

different sizes. the width at the neck was 13, 12, and 5 units respectively.Which should he

choose to maximize the amount of gold used: the two smaller heads or the big head only?

(IF YOU GET THE ANSWER, PLEASE TYPE THE METHOD ALSO AS ONLY ANSWERS WITHOUT

THE METHOD IS NOT ACCEPTABLE)

Anusree

anusreegovind — 2013-02-05 11:12:37 UTC

Could you please explain your question clearly..........I didn't understand the question..

Aleena James

2013-02-05 11:22:53 UTC

we should use two small heads because 12+5=17>13

Explanation:

anupamaramadas — 2013-02-07 15:10:10 UTC

A king was gifted with 3 faces like these :

Anupama: continuation of the above explanation:

anupamaramadas — 2013-02-07 15:14:31 UTC

for a celebration. they were of same thickness and shape

(not like the figure) but they were of different sizes. so for

which one did they use the most amount of gold? the bigger

face or both the small faces ?

the width of the faces:

1st face:13

2nd face:12

3rd face:5

Now you might be able solve it

Anupama

anupamaramadas — 2013-02-08 14:26:38 UTC

A CLUE...

The answers which you all typed till now

are incorrect.( it is not these simple methods.

We have learnt it in grade 7 itself!!)

SREETHI SREENU

2013-02-09 09:06:53 UTC

The King can use the either the big head or the two small head because -

a*a+b*b = c*c

12*12+5*5= 13*13

144+25 = 169

169 = 169

Anupama

anupamaramadas — 2013-02-09 10:14:10 UTC

Sreethi, can you should clarify this answer. But this answer is not wrong.

CONTINUATION SREETHI ...............

2013-02-10 12:42:54 UTC

THIS IS

Anupama

anupamaramadas — 2013-02-11 17:51:28 UTC

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