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99 Rods #1 (Posted on 2024-07-21) Difficulty: 3 of 5
You are given 99 thin rigid rods with lengths 1, 2, 3, ..., 99. You are asked to assemble these into as many right triangles as you wish. What is the largest total area that can be obtained? (Each side of a triangle must be one entire rod.)

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soln (boiled greed)Steven Lord2024-07-23 21:37:58
re(2): some thoughtsCharlie2024-07-23 06:47:34
re: some thoughtsBrian Smith2024-07-22 17:02:03
some thoughtsSteven Lord2024-07-22 12:10:18
Some ThoughtsA start but not the answerCharlie2024-07-21 10:50:12
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