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Airport security - Trilinear Coordinates

A Mathematician's Holiday by Oxford University

Oct 24, 201423:03Education

How do we measure out 100ml of a liquid using only containers taking quantities of 75ml, 125ml and 200ml?

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Airport security - Trilinear Coordinates is an episode from A Mathematician's Holiday by Oxford University. How do we measure out 100ml of a liquid using only containers taking quantities of 75ml, 125ml and 200ml? The episode was published...

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