StNicholas [serial] . o end is shown in Fig. true slope of one side of the diagonalline is three inches in eight from A to K, thencetwo inches in five from K to B. The true slope ofthe other side is three inches in eight from B toL, thence two inches in five from L to A. Conse-quently, when the two halves are put together thetwo edges do not meet to form a straight reason you were deceived is because thepieces are not cut with a sufficient degree of ac-curacy. They are slashed out with the scissorsand put together with as little care. Therefore,the edges appear to meet exactly.
StNicholas [serial] . o end is shown in Fig. true slope of one side of the diagonalline is three inches in eight from A to K, thencetwo inches in five from K to B. The true slope ofthe other side is three inches in eight from B toL, thence two inches in five from L to A. Conse-quently, when the two halves are put together thetwo edges do not meet to form a straight reason you were deceived is because thepieces are not cut with a sufficient degree of ac-curacy. They are slashed out with the scissorsand put together with as little care. Therefore,the edges appear to meet exactly. Take the problem another way. Draw a figureof sixty-five square inches, five on one side andthirteen on the other, and cut it as shown by theheavy lines in Fig. 6. Now try to put these fourpieces together to form a square of eight on aside, making a perfect square. You will find youhave too much paper. If the drawing, cutting,putting together, and measuring could be donewith sufficient accuracy, it would be found that. FIG. 6. there is just one square inch too much. So, yousee, eight times eight must always equal sixty-four ; it can never equal sixty-five.
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