Henry Ernest Dudeney/Puzzles and Curious Problems/225 - An Artist's Puzzle
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Puzzles and Curious Problems by Henry Ernest Dudeney: $225$
- An Artist's Puzzle
- An artist wished to obtain a canvas for a painting which would allow for
- the picture itself occupying $72$ square inches,
- a margin of $4$ inches on top and on bottom,
- and $2$ inches on each side.
- What is the smallest dimensions possible for such a canvas?
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Sources
- 1932: Henry Ernest Dudeney: Puzzles and Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Geometrical Problems: Various Geometrical Puzzles: $225$. -- An Artist's Puzzle
- 1968: Henry Ernest Dudeney: 536 Puzzles & Curious Problems ... (previous) ... (next): Geometrical Problems: Triangle, Square & Other Polygon Puzzles: $275$. An Artist's Puzzle