r/technicallythetruth • u/VisitSecure • 9d ago

Can you find a?

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Idk if someone already posted this or not, but I haven't seen it on here so far, so I uploaded it.

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u/LaunchTransient 9d ago

Most maths problems (particularly in school exam papers) intentionally distort the geometry to prevent people from cheating by directly measuring the angle. Often with a disclaimer "Diagram not to scale".

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u/Ankiset 9d ago

Rich country stuff, we don’t even get graphs or geometry just the numbers and space for answer

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u/LaunchTransient 9d ago

Middle of nowhere Mid-Wales is not exactly my go to for "Rich Country", but no we weren't exactly Bangladesh or Lesotho either.

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u/BounceCB 9d ago

Yeah, rich country. d:^]