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  2. Napkin folding problem - Wikipedia

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    In 1998, I. Yaschenko constructed a 3D folding with projection onto a plane which has a bigger perimeter. [3] The same conclusion was made by Svetlana Krat. Her approach is different, she gives very simple construction of a "rumpling" which increase perimeter and then proves that any "rumpling" can be arbitrarily well approximated by a "folding".

  3. Mathematics of paper folding - Wikipedia

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    The napkin folding problem is the problem of whether a square or rectangle of paper can be folded so the perimeter of the flat figure is greater than that of the original square. The placement of a point on a curved fold in the pattern may require the solution of elliptic integrals.

  4. Perimeter - Wikipedia

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    For example, the perimeter of a rectangle of width 0.001 and length 1000 is slightly above 2000, while the perimeter of a rectangle of width 0.5 and length 2 is 5. Both areas are equal to 1. Proclus (5th century) reported that Greek peasants "fairly" parted fields relying on their perimeters. [ 2 ]

  5. Rectangle - Wikipedia

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    In Euclidean plane geometry, a rectangle is a rectilinear convex polygon or a quadrilateral with four right angles. It can also be defined as: an equiangular quadrilateral, since equiangular means that all of its angles are equal (360°/4 = 90°); or a parallelogram containing a right angle. A rectangle with four sides of equal length is a square.

  6. AM–GM inequality - Wikipedia

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    In two dimensions, 2x 1 + 2x 2 is the perimeter of a rectangle with sides of length x 1 and x 2. Similarly, 4 √ x 1 x 2 is the perimeter of a square with the same area, x 1 x 2, as that rectangle. Thus for n = 2 the AM–GM inequality states that a rectangle of a given area has the smallest perimeter if that rectangle is also a square.

  7. Largest empty rectangle - Wikipedia

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    E shows a maximal empty rectangle with arbitrary orientation. In computational geometry, the largest empty rectangle problem, [2] maximal empty rectangle problem [3] or maximum empty rectangle problem, [4] is the problem of finding a rectangle of maximal size to be placed among obstacles in the plane. There are a number of variants of the ...

  8. We’re putting the top sheet debate to bed - AOL

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    It typically comes in a sheet set along with pillowcases and a fitted sheet, which is the sheet that covers your mattress, and has elastic around the perimeter. A top sheet is also often referred ...

  9. Girth (geometry) - Wikipedia

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    In three-dimensional geometry, the girth of a geometric object, in a certain direction, is the perimeter of its parallel projection in that direction. [1] [2] For instance, the girth of a unit cube in a direction parallel to one of the three coordinate axes is four: it projects to a unit square, which has four as its perimeter.