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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Science
Alex Bellos

EXPLAINED: Can you solve it how do you like them apples | Rare Historical Photos

Matt Damon in Good Will Hunting (1997)
Matt Damon in Good Will Hunting (1997)
Photograph: Miramax/Sportsphoto/Allstar

Here’s a curious fact taken from The Call of Coincidence, a book by Owen O’Shea about serendipity in maths.

The triangle with sides 45, 97 and 56 has an area of √459.756.

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