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		<title>Math Brain Teaser &#8211; Extra Space</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jan 2010 01:41:51 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I came across a very interesting problem &#8211; one that seems to involve math tricks of some sort.  Or is it magic?  Whatever it is, it is certainly a math brain teaser!  Anyway, here is the graphic that had me scratching my head: So what&#8217;s the deal here??  Where did the hole come from?  Please [...]]]></description>
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<p>I came across a very interesting problem &#8211; one that seems to involve <strong>math tricks</strong> of some sort.  Or is it magic?  Whatever it is, it is certainly a math brain teaser!  Anyway, here is the graphic that had me scratching my head:</p>
<p style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://mathtricks.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/math-tricks-extra-space.gif"><img class="size-full wp-image-204 aligncenter" title="math tricks extra space" src="http://mathtricks.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/math-tricks-extra-space.gif" alt="" width="480" height="428" /></a></p>
<p style="text-align: left;">So what&#8217;s the deal here??  Where did the hole come from?  Please post your answers  :)</p>
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