Assignment #4

Due: 18 November, 1997

(Formerly due 11 November, 1997)

1. The bottom right-hand corner of a legal-size (8.5" by 14") sheet of paper is folded over so that it just touches the left edge of the sheet, as in the diagram below. What is the least possible length of the crease C? [10]

[folded sheet]

Solution to Assignment #4
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