Article 4QZ5K Can you solve it? Maths on the back of an envelope

Can you solve it? Maths on the back of an envelope

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Alex Bellos
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Stationery puzzles to get your brain moving

UPDATE: Solutions now up and the winners of the mnemonic challenge announced

Today, we're pushing the envelope.

1) A piece of paper is folded to make a shape that looks a bit like the back of an envelope, illustrated below. If the paper is unfolded again to make a flat sheet, what shape will it be? Prove it.

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