Copyright © University of Cambridge. All rights reserved.

'Out of the Window' printed from https://nrich.maths.org/

Show menu

By Pythagoras Theorem, the diagonal of the window is 100 cm, which exceeds the length or breadth of all the sheets. So the first three pieces can go through the window either way and the 90 x 105 cm piece can also go through the window, provided the 90 cm edge goes first.

This problem is taken from the UKMT Mathematical Challenges.
You can find more short problems, arranged by curriculum topic, in our short problems collection.