Sunday, October 8, 2006

Puzzle-2

Take a pencil, break it into two pieces. Pick one of the pieces and again break it into two pieces. Now you have three pieces. What is the probability that these three pieces together form a triangle?
Difficulty (on 1-10 scale): 7
Category: Probability

Saturday, September 16, 2006

Puzzle-1

Problem : In an isosceles triangle ABC, AB = AC. Points D and E lie on AB and AC respectively such that AD = DE = EC = CB. What is angle A (in degrees)?

Difficulty (on 1-10 scale): 8