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Re:Dividing a Square into 7 Similar Rectangles by robomartin on Thursday March 09, 2023 @11:01AM (#35082670)
What is the definition of “similar rectangle”?
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Re:Dividing a Square into 7 Similar Rectangles by shagie on Thursday March 09, 2023 @11:04AM (#35082715)
The ratio of the long side to the short side is the same.

A rectangle that is 2x1 is similar to a rectangle that is 4x2.

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Re:Dividing a Square into 7 Similar Rectangles by robomartin on Thursday March 09, 2023 @03:25PM (#35086189)
The images I saw in the two articles (original and update) don't look like the rectangles have the same aspect ratio. I didn't measure them, so, yes, I could be wrong.
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