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[–] TheGrandNagus@lemmy.world 214 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (21 children)

What a deviously misleading diagram.

The triangle on the left isn't actually a right angle triangle, as the other angles add to 100°, meaning the final one is actually 80°, not 90°.

Therefore the triangle on the right also isn't a right angle triangle. That corner is 100°.

100+35=135°. 180-135=45°. So that's 45° for the top angle.

X = the straight line of the joined triangles (180°) - the top angle of the right triangle (45°). 180-45=135°

X is 135°, not the 125° it initially appears to be.

[–] frezik@midwest.social 18 points 1 month ago (9 children)
[–] Ashiette@lemmy.world 4 points 1 month ago (6 children)
[–] orangeboats@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

With proper punctuations: There are three words in "the English language". The other half of it is supposed to be a misdirection.

But yeah, the original joke was really bad in the first place. I don't blame the second guy for his reaction.

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