Thread: Window

Maybe it's a logical problem, but it was proclaomed as a geometrical problem.
A window of a house was doubled, but its width and height didn't change. How it is possible?

maybe, this will sound funny but this is the only reason i can think of..

the length doubled.. see, it didn't ask you if it was its area, volume or whatsoever that doubled. and i haven't seen any window which is only two dimensional so maybe, that would be the answer..

My approach is logical and I'm sure there is a mathematical approach which isn't coming to my head.

I would say that as the width and height didn't change, it could mean that the window is split within (e.g. adding a frame in between). This would mean that there are two windows on either sides of the frame.

Thank you, Kalagota and Air!

Maybe, I found the solution, but I'm not sure:

The original window was a rhombus.

Hello, puco!

It's a trick question . . . and your answer is correct!

A window of a house was doubled, but its width and height didn't change.
How it is possible?

This is one possible shape for the window.

Code:

            *         -
          *   *       :
        *       *     :
      *           *   :
       *         *  height
        *       *     :
         *     *      :
          *   *       :
           * *        :
            *         -
      : - width - :

And the new window looks like this:

Code:

      *-----*-----*   -
      |   .   .   |   :
      | .       . |   :
      *           *   :
      |.         .| height
      | .       . |   :
      |  .     .  |   :
      |   .   .   |   :
      |    . .    |   :
      *-----*-----*   -
      : - width - :