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Origamic (Posted on 2003-09-23)

A rectangular sheet of paper is folded so that two diagonally opposite corners come together. The crease thus formed is as long as the longer side of the rectangle.

What is the ratio of the longer side of the rectangle to the shorter?

See The Solution Submitted by DJ

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Subject	Author	Date
Explanation to Puzzle Answer	K Sengupta	2022-07-15 02:32:11
Puzzle Answer	K Sengupta	2022-06-24 23:55:25
Out on a Limb	Raika	2005-05-22 02:16:20
Similar Triangles	Bractals	2004-07-27 17:07:57
A Slight Improvement on My Last Posting	Gordon Steel	2003-10-14 21:35:24
Corrected computation	RoyCook	2003-10-09 11:46:34
Solution Futher Clarified	Gordon Steel	2003-10-01 14:53:04
A Correction on the Solution	Gordon Steel	2003-09-30 12:18:42
A Solution (I think!)	Gordon Steel	2003-09-30 12:06:49
Solution	RoyCook	2003-09-24 10:43:15
'No Comment' should be 'Solution'	Brian Smith	2003-09-23 15:14:54
No Subject	Brian Smith	2003-09-23 15:13:33
Solution - I think	SilverKnight	2003-09-23 14:05:27

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