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  • @jasmeetsingh9668
    @jasmeetsingh9668 4 года назад +482

    One of the best question till now

  • @Beebo
    @Beebo 4 года назад +175

    I think the key piece of insight is using EF/2 instead of just EF. I constructed all the same guide lines as the solution but I just didn't click.

    • @bioloqgnc4953
      @bioloqgnc4953 4 года назад

      Woo

    • @bioloqgnc4953
      @bioloqgnc4953 4 года назад

      Btw i liked your channel, that's why i consider myself that catgirl, cats are my life😍👌🐱

    • @thomvandenhil4717
      @thomvandenhil4717 4 года назад +4

      Exactly, because only then you can use the fact that AB=8 to eventually get x+y

    • @bioloqgnc4953
      @bioloqgnc4953 4 года назад +1

      @@thomvandenhil4717 yupp

    • @joshuamurray9112
      @joshuamurray9112 4 года назад

      Same

  • @danielduranloosli
    @danielduranloosli 4 года назад +12

    Both this problem and the way you phrased and graphed the solution were absolutely beautiful. Thank you!
    (solved it by myself, not that it matters)

  • @roderickwhitehead
    @roderickwhitehead 4 года назад +293

    Even when a right triangle is clearly a 3-4-5 Pythagorean Triple... Gotta name drop Gougu.

    • @nomsomething
      @nomsomething 4 года назад +12

      Oh No, A gOuGu TrIpLe. AaAaAaAaAaAa.........

    • @cauchysintegral3713
      @cauchysintegral3713 4 года назад +30

      Yeah and it's an Egyptian 3-4-5 triangle, apparently famous to boot. I used to be sure he got on some weird social commentary kick, but now I'm thinking he may just be a pedantic schmuck trying to show off how much history he's read. Either way, annoying as it just stands out like a sore thumb when compared to the quality problems and explanations he presents (this problem is one of the best I've seen recently -- really cute problem).

    • @nomsomething
      @nomsomething 4 года назад

      @@cauchysintegral3713 EEEEEEEE

    • @zanti4132
      @zanti4132 4 года назад +18

      You guys beat me to it. At 4:22, he refers to the Gougu Theorem and the "Egyptian" 3-4-5 Triangle in the same sentence. Now, if the Chinese proved the theorem first, I'm pretty sure they would have found the 3-4-5 and all those other "Gouguian" Triples, so let's at least be consistent on which nationality gets the credit.

    • @nomsomething
      @nomsomething 4 года назад

      @@zanti4132 Oof lol
      There's probably this thing before communication at such long distances tho ahahahaha
      they both find find it at questionable times but its more likely that the Greeks(?... I think idk) discovered it first

  • @johnrokosky
    @johnrokosky 4 года назад +108

    As soon as he said it was allways equal to nine, I paused the video, went for a long walk in the woods and smoked a pack of cigars whilst alone.

    • @thejookking
      @thejookking 4 года назад +10

      I'm NOT going to even pretend to pretend that I understood this.

    • @fake_account-xg1pr
      @fake_account-xg1pr 3 года назад

      It *is* tho

    • @mike1024.
      @mike1024. 3 года назад +1

      There's an injury lawyer in SC named George Sink. All 9's? Sounds like a George Sink commercial.

    • @devanshsrivastav3573
      @devanshsrivastav3573 Год назад

      clearly someone does not understand basic maths(it's me)

  • @rumadas1048
    @rumadas1048 4 года назад +15

    Really too awesome.... And mind-blowing also...and the presentation is really praiseworthy

    • @mr.knight8967
      @mr.knight8967 4 года назад

      Math
      Geometry problem
      One time see
      ruclips.net/video/j9wY3hso1WQ/видео.html

    • @bioloqgnc4953
      @bioloqgnc4953 4 года назад

      Yess i like it rlly👌😍

  • @emanueletrevisani4004
    @emanueletrevisani4004 3 года назад +3

    Il problema, la grafica, la spiegazione, sono stupendi.
    Grazie! ❤️

  • @김지수-r5k
    @김지수-r5k 4 года назад +20

    That 3 4 5 is so beautiful although i see it almost in every puzzle the person who made this must have intended that

  • @frankie391
    @frankie391 4 года назад +9

    4:22 famous theorem!!!
    The problem is attractive, the solution is clever, but the theorem is.... no no no no

  • @minimoogle0118
    @minimoogle0118 4 года назад +66

    haven't started the video yet.. and I'm already hearing the gougu theorem..

    • @mr.knight8967
      @mr.knight8967 4 года назад

      Math
      Geometry problem
      One time see
      ruclips.net/video/j9wY3hso1WQ/видео.html

    • @bioloqgnc4953
      @bioloqgnc4953 4 года назад

      Lol why am i not?😅😆

  • @russellsmithies
    @russellsmithies 3 года назад +21

    I drew it in Fusion360 and added a couple of dimensions for the AB and EF lines, then added tangency constraints for the circles and a vertical constraint on the EF line and it all snapped into place giving the BC length of 9 :-)

  • @sambhavmahajan8285
    @sambhavmahajan8285 4 года назад +4

    THIS IS THE BEST AND CLEVEREST QUESTION OF THIS CHANNEL TILL DATE ACCORDING TO ME

  • @cpsof
    @cpsof 4 года назад +24

    Presh: Let's use an ancient trick!
    Pythagoras: Finally...
    Presh: GOUGU!!!

    • @brahmandsaraswat867
      @brahmandsaraswat867 4 года назад

      😂😂😂😂.

    • @ybodoN
      @ybodoN 4 года назад +7

      Presh : Famous Egyptian 3-4-5 right triangle...
      Pythagoras : Famous as Pythagorean triples !

  • @joydipmitra2338
    @joydipmitra2338 2 года назад

    The problem, as well as the solution, are both too good. Its a pleasure seeing both. Congratulations to Mr. Talwalkar.

  • @merchillio
    @merchillio 3 года назад +2

    My dad is an highschool math teacher and I love to send him your videos. He likes to try and solve them before watching the entire video

  • @alhdlakhfdqw
    @alhdlakhfdqw 4 года назад +3

    Perfect explanation and visualization! :) thank you very much for your great vids

  • @helo3827
    @helo3827 4 года назад +5

    you are my favorite youtuber, never miss your videos

  • @anandk9220
    @anandk9220 3 года назад +1

    I'd already watched the solution some 5 odd months back but didn't remember it now. On relooking the problem, I solved it little differently but interesting way which I'd love to share here.
    Consider 'x' to be the tangent length of smaller circle at upper left.
    Then Radius of same smaller circle at upper left
    = x
    Chord length (in two circles) = 6, so half chord length = Vertical distance between centre of two circles = 3
    Then,
    AB = Tangent length + 3 + Radius of larger circle at lower right
    Radius of larger circle at lower right = 5 - x
    Then,
    Distance of line joining centre of two circles
    = x + 5 - x = 5
    Vertical distance between centre of two circles = 3
    So by Pythagoras Theorem,
    Horizontal distance between centre of two circles = 4
    So,
    BC = Tangent length of smaller circle + Horizontal distance between centre of two circles + Radius of larger circle
    BC = x + 4 + (5 - x)
    = 9 units

  • @ybodoN
    @ybodoN 4 года назад +1

    Written between 2000 and 1786 BC, the Middle Kingdom Egyptian Berlin Papyrus 6619 includes a problem whose solution is the Pythagorean triple 6:8:10, but the problem does not mention a triangle. The Mesopotamian tablet Plimpton 322, written between 1790 and 1750 BC during the reign of Hammurabi the Great, contains many entries closely related to Pythagorean triples. (Source : Wikipedia)

    • @mr.knight8967
      @mr.knight8967 4 года назад

      Math
      Geometry problem..
      One time see
      ruclips.net/video/j9wY3hso1WQ/видео.html

  • @fanteasy7399
    @fanteasy7399 4 года назад +12

    Gougu theorem: you are weak
    Pythagoras theorem: i'm you

  • @sadaa_aabhaari
    @sadaa_aabhaari 4 года назад +1

    You are jussttt
    A M A Z I N G
    This problem was very unique
    Love your videos

  • @gskim8342
    @gskim8342 4 года назад +6

    I really love this channel

  • @MaxMathGames
    @MaxMathGames 4 года назад +37

    All hail Presh's PowerPoint skills .
    Also, it is an interesting question on geometry 👍👍👍👌👌👌

    • @mr.knight8967
      @mr.knight8967 4 года назад

      Math
      Geometry problem
      One time see
      ruclips.net/video/j9wY3hso1WQ/видео.html

  • @tanishqkumar1640
    @tanishqkumar1640 4 года назад +449

    Am I the only one who at first thought it is a square 😅

    • @canttankofficial4986
      @canttankofficial4986 4 года назад +6

      Same here 😂

    • @daffa_fm4583
      @daffa_fm4583 4 года назад +2

      same

    • @xwtek3505
      @xwtek3505 4 года назад

      Me too. And not only that, I thought the 8 is only the distance between A and the intersection between AB and a circle

    • @maxie4937
      @maxie4937 4 года назад

      Me too. I didn't notice the 8. My answer was BC = 3 + 6/√2

    • @HollywoodF1
      @HollywoodF1 4 года назад +2

      He said “rectangle” twice in the first few seconds. Perhaps you were still stirring up your glass of Ovalitine at that point instead of paying attention.

  • @ZanyYooper
    @ZanyYooper 3 года назад +1

    It is so awesome i figured this out just using simple trig i learned 30 years ago, and didnt even remember all of these other theorems... just the trig.... AWESOME! (Totally tooting my horn, I know, but was still fun)

  • @cheekclappa9833
    @cheekclappa9833 4 года назад +1

    This has such a beautiful solution. You are actually the best Maths teacher on youtube🤩🤩🤩

  • @vishalsawarn4234
    @vishalsawarn4234 4 года назад +16

    Now our mind think that we could have solved it
    But before watching the solution, it was like 😵🤯

    • @mr.knight8967
      @mr.knight8967 4 года назад +1

      Math
      Geometry problem....
      One time see
      ruclips.net/video/j9wY3hso1WQ/видео.html

  • @Jake_the_Brick
    @Jake_the_Brick 4 года назад +10

    My Solution: Assume ABCD is a square and say that BC is 8.
    Actual Solution: Well you were pretty close.

  • @GeorgeSalrs
    @GeorgeSalrs 4 года назад +43

    0:19 : I paused. I expect GoUgU theorem.

    • @ayazuit
      @ayazuit 4 года назад +2

      Gougu was there, in the 3-4-5 side triangle, length 4 was determined by famous Gougu theorem. 😄😂

    • @mr.knight8967
      @mr.knight8967 4 года назад

      Math
      Geometry problem
      One time see
      ruclips.net/video/j9wY3hso1WQ/видео.html

    • @bioloqgnc4953
      @bioloqgnc4953 4 года назад

      @@ayazuit gougu is which thoerem that idk😕i know only its one of name is Piphagor😄

  • @PuzzleAdda
    @PuzzleAdda 4 года назад

    Incredible Maths Puzzle. Really Impressed!

  • @rahulnanda2436
    @rahulnanda2436 4 года назад +2

    Love your channel

  • @feelingzhakkaas
    @feelingzhakkaas 4 года назад +1

    excellent.... however please note that ancient India has very rich mathematical treasure more ancient than Pyramid era... in this treasure 3,4,5 units of right triangle is mentioned very often.

  • @felipereigosa96
    @felipereigosa96 3 года назад +2

    I did it in a simpler way. Since he didn't specify the radii of the two circles, I assumed that EF would always be 6 no matter the radii. So I just set the radius of the first one to 0. That means the second circle passes through point B and a point P between A and B where BP is 6 (it's coincident with EF) and AP is 2. From there you get the diameter of the circle to be 10 from symmetry. So the radius (5) plus the distance of the center to the chord BP (4) is equal to BC.

    • @mike1024.
      @mike1024. 3 года назад

      Nice idea! You are assuming that EF is independent of the radii of the two circles in order for this result to work, whereas he proved that it was independent while calculating the value.

    • @tomdekler9280
      @tomdekler9280 2 года назад +1

      I think you mean BP is 6 and the diameter of the circle is 10. Otherwise, very nice answer.

    • @felipereigosa96
      @felipereigosa96 2 года назад

      @@tomdekler9280 I did indeed, thanks for catching that.

  • @Chadicle7
    @Chadicle7 4 года назад +12

    Great job using the Pythagorean Theorem to solve the problem!

    • @Zembie1
      @Zembie1 2 года назад +1

      What the heck is Pythagorean Therom

    • @srprantor
      @srprantor Год назад

      ​@@Zembie1lol😂

  • @callmedilah
    @callmedilah 4 года назад +1

    It's so entertaining and your voice is somehow lovely to hear ;(

  • @syk1102
    @syk1102 4 года назад

    This is crazy i mean!!! Wow. I love the channel mind your decisions!

  • @BomBom-oh4yb
    @BomBom-oh4yb 3 года назад +1

    oh beautiful puzzle!

  • @bollyfan1330
    @bollyfan1330 4 года назад

    There is a much easier way to solve this by using a specific example rather than generic use case. Since the relation should hold up for any two circles with those properties, assume those circles to have the same radius (r).
    Now it is clear that the vertical distance between the centers of the circles is = 8 - 2r = half of the length EF (by symmetry) = 6 / 2 = 3
    This gives r = 2.5
    Now consider the (horizontal-vertical) right triangle with the hypotenuse between the two centers.
    The hypotenuse is clearly = 2r = 5
    Vertical distance computed before was 8 - 2r = 3
    By Pythagoras, the horizontal distance between the two centers (lets call it x) = 4
    The side BC = r + x + r = 2.5 + 4 + 2.5 = 9

  • @abidahasnain2638
    @abidahasnain2638 4 года назад +2

    Such an interactive and mind boggling question !

  • @smchoi9948
    @smchoi9948 2 года назад

    Align the whole diagram w/ the Cartesian plane, so that
    (1) the only point at where the 2 circles meet is the origin O(0,0);
    (2) the centre of C₁ & that of C₂ are at P₁(-r,0) & P₂(R,0), respectively, where C₁ is the circle touching AB & BC w/ radius r, & C₂ is the circle touching AD & DC w/ radius R.
    The eqn. of C₁ is
    (x+r)² + y² = r² x² + y² = -2rx ...(i).
    The eqn. of C₂ is
    (x-R)² + y² = R² x² + y² = 2Rx ...(ii).
    The eqn. of L, the line containing EF, is
    y = kx ...(iii) for some k E is at ( -2r/(k²+1), -2kr/(k²+1) );
    (ii) & (iii) => F is at ( 2R/(k²+1), 2kR/(k²+1) ).
    |EF| = 6
    => [2R/(k²+1) + 2r/(k²+1)]² + [2kR/(k²+1) + 2kr/(k²+1)]² = 6²
    => 4(R+r)² + 4k²(R+r)² = 36(k²+1)²
    => (R+r)² = 9(k²+1) ...(iv')
    => R+r = 3√(k²+1) ...(iv) (as R+r > 0)
    The eqn. of L₁₁, the line containing BC (⊥EF), is
    y = (-1/k)x + c₁₁' x + ky + c₁₁ = 0
    for some c₁₁' & c₁₁ (c₁₁ = -kc₁₁');
    so dist(P₁,L₁₁) = r
    => | [(-r)+k(0)+c₁₁] / √(k²+1) | = r
    => c₁₁ = r√(k²+1) + r ...(v)
    ("+ve √ branch" is taken: between the 2 tangents to C₁ w/ slope -1/k, L₁₁ has the larger y-int. (i.e. c₁₁'), so c₁₁ takes the larger value as -k>0).
    The eqn. of L₁₂, the line containing AD (⊥EF), is:
    y = (-1/k)x + c₁₂' x + ky + c₁₂ = 0
    for some c₁₂' & c₁₂ (c₁₂ = -kc₁₂');
    so dist(P₂,L₁₂) = R
    => | [(R)+k(0)+c₁₂] / √(k²+1) | = R
    => c₁₂ = -R√(k²+1) - R ...(vi)
    ("-ve √ branch" is taken: between the 2 tangents to C₂ w/ slope -1/k, L₁₂ has the smaller y-int. (i.e. c₁₂'), so c₁₂ takes the smaller value as -k>0).
    dist(L₁₁,L₁₂) = |BA| = 8
    => dist(L₁₁,O) + dist(O,L₁₂) = 8
    => |c₁₁/√(k²+1)| + |c₁₂/√(k²+1)| = 8
    => |c₁₁| + |c₁₂| = 8√(k²+1)
    => [r√(k²+1) + r] + [R√(k²+1) + R] = 8√(k²+1) (by (v) & (vi))
    => (R+r) = [8-(R+r)] √(k²+1)
    => (R+r) = [8-(R+r)] [(R+r)/3] (by (iv))
    => R+r = 5 ...(*) (N.B. R+r > 0)
    The eqn. of L₂₁, the line containing BA (//EF), is:
    y = kx + c₂₁ kx - y + c₂₁ = 0 for some c₂₁;
    so dist(P₁,L₂₁) = r
    => | [k(-r)-(0)+c₂₁] / √(k²+1) | = r
    => c₂₁ = -r√(k²+1) + kr ...(vii)
    ("-ve √ branch" is taken: between the 2 tangents to C₁ w/ slope k, L₂₁ has the smaller y-int., i.e. c₂₁).
    The eqn. of L₂₂, the line containing CD (//EF), is:
    y = kx + c₂₂ kx - y + c₂₂ = 0 for some c₂₂;
    so dist(P₂,L₂₂) = R
    => | [k(R)-(0)+c₂₂] / √(k²+1) | = R
    => c₂₂ = R√(k²+1) - kR ...(viii)
    ("+ve √ branch" is taken: between the 2 tangents to C₂ w/ slope k, L₂₂ has the larger y-int., i.e. c₂₂).
    |BC| = dist(L₂₁,L₂₂)
    = dist(L₂₁,O) + dist(O,L₂₂)
    = |c₂₁/√(k²+1)| + |c₂₂/√(k²+1)|
    = (|c₂₁| + |c₂₂|) / √(k²+1)
    = {[r√(k²+1) - kr] + [R√(k²+1) - kR]} / √(k²+1) (by (vii) & (viii); N.B. k

  • @xarran
    @xarran 3 года назад

    Nice, I was able to solve this with a slightly different equation:
    2xsin(Θ)+2ysin(Θ)=6
    x+xsin(Θ)+y+ysin(Θ)=8
    x+xcos(Θ)+y+ycos(Θ)=?
    Divide first equation by 2 to get:
    xsin(Θ)+ysin(Θ)=3
    If you subtract the above from the 2nd equation you will see terms cancel out:
    x+y+=5
    Then factor out sin(Θ):
    (x+y) sin(Θ)=3
    Plugging the known sum gives us:
    5 sin(Θ)=3, thus:
    sin(Θ)=3/5
    Knowing that sin is opposite/hypotenuse ratio, we can plug 5 for hypotenuse and 3 for a side of a triangle.
    This triangle starts to look familiar, in fact it is a Pythagorean triangle, so the other side is 4, which gives us:
    cos(Θ)=4/5
    Now we can solve the third equation by plugging the known terms:
    x+xcos(Θ)+y+ycos(Θ) = (x+y) + (x+y)cos(Θ)
    5 + 5 * 4/5 = 9
    Anyone else used trigonometry and a system of equations like I did?

  • @gofer9156
    @gofer9156 4 года назад

    I solved the problem similarly, but introduced the angle a at ADB and z:=BC. Then:
    2*(x+y)*sin(a)=6 and x+y+(x+y)*sin(a)=8 -> x+y=5.
    z=x+x*cos(a)+y+y*cos(a)=5+5*cos(a) -> z-5=5*cos(a)
    square the last and first equation, and add them together:
    (z-5)^2+3^2=(5*sin(a))^2+(5*cos(a))^2=5^2. Then solve for z - which comes out to 9.

  • @doveShampoo1111
    @doveShampoo1111 4 года назад +18

    This dude is on a whole other level

    • @mr.knight8967
      @mr.knight8967 4 года назад

      Math
      Geometry problem
      One time see
      ruclips.net/video/j9wY3hso1WQ/видео.html

    • @bioloqgnc4953
      @bioloqgnc4953 4 года назад

      @@innocentzero9814 lol😶

  • @AshishSharma-yn5zi
    @AshishSharma-yn5zi 4 года назад +2

    Really loved this question and the solution. The animation made it even more interesting. Curious to know which software you use to animate. Is it all Keynote/PowerPoint? That would be too messy to manage, esp last part of the video with circles varying in sizes and text moving along with it. Is there a better way to manage this? Absolutely loved how you did it! Good work!

    • @nnecodificat5643
      @nnecodificat5643 4 года назад +1

      Maybe is geogebra. You have it on all sistems (ios, android... windows)at www.geogebra.org
      Even an web version: www.geogebra.org/classic

    • @AshishSharma-yn5zi
      @AshishSharma-yn5zi 4 года назад

      N necodificat This looks interesting. Thanks for sharing.

    • @dliu6450
      @dliu6450 3 года назад

      Desmos also does the job, coz I recreate it with desmos

  • @maheshhegde7332
    @maheshhegde7332 4 года назад

    Great video. All the videos in this channel are great . thanks for great videos

  • @yousifkamaash5218
    @yousifkamaash5218 4 года назад +1

    Also I remind you of my puzzle which i wrote it in my comment in video of the "Largest Cone puzzle " " pentagon inside triangle" thanks for this lecture ... and I wait answer of puzzle . with my best regards .

    • @mr.knight8967
      @mr.knight8967 4 года назад

      Math
      Geometry problem
      One time see
      ruclips.net/video/j9wY3hso1WQ/видео.html

  • @earthbind83
    @earthbind83 3 года назад +2

    I wish my math class had had fun problems like this one occasionally.

  • @bwcbiz
    @bwcbiz 4 года назад

    One of your better puzzles - no trig involved. Nice.

  • @davidchung1697
    @davidchung1697 4 года назад +1

    Solved it thinking about the problem in terms of trigonometry. (r + R)(sin B) = 6 (using the chord) and (r+R)(sin B) = 8 (using the side of the rectangle). From those two, we know that sin B = 3/5 and r + R = 5. The other side of the rectangle is (r + R) (1 + cos B) = 5(1 + 4/5) = 9.
    Pretty much the same thing as the video solution, but thinking about the problem in trigonometry.

  • @FootLettuce
    @FootLettuce 4 года назад +8

    Presh is kinda obsessed with Gougu right now.

    • @piman9280
      @piman9280 4 года назад +4

      With any luck, maybe the CCP will find a cure!

  • @satoxx.33
    @satoxx.33 4 года назад +2

    Love your chanel !

  • @tilotmavedi1245
    @tilotmavedi1245 3 года назад

    With contents known much earlier, but in surviving texts dating from roughly the 100 years before common era, the Chinese text Zhoubi Suanjing (The Arithmetical Classic of the Gnomom) gives a reasoning for the Pythagorean theorem for the (3, 4, 5) triangle-in China it is called the "Gougu theorem"
    In India, the Baudhayana Shulba Sutra, the dates of which are given variously as between the 800 years before common era contains a list of Pythagorean triples and a statement of the Pythagorean theorem, both in the special case of the isosceles right triangle and in the general case, as does the Apastamba Shulba Sutra (c. 600 BC). Van der Waerden believed that this material "was certainly based on earlier traditions". Carl Boyer states that the Pythagorean theorem in the Śulba-sũtram may have been influenced by ancient Mesopotamian math, but there is no conclusive evidence in favor or opposition of this possibility.
    THEN WHY YOU CALLED PYTHAGORAS THEORAM AS GONGU; MENTION IT AS BAUDHAYANA THEORAM
    😏😏

  • @jumpman8282
    @jumpman8282 3 года назад

    Let 𝑟 be the radius of the upper circle and 𝑅 the radius of the bottom circle.
    Using the bottom circle as a scaled up unit circle, the point where the two circles touch will have the coordinates (𝑅 cos 𝜃, 𝑅 sin 𝜃).
    This means that the combined length of the vertical chords is 2𝑅 |sin 𝜃| + 2𝑟 |sin 𝜃| = 6, which gives us 𝑅 + 𝑟 = 3 ∕ |sin 𝜃|.
    Similarly, the height of the rectangle is 𝑟 + 𝑟 |sin 𝜃| + 𝑅 + 𝑅 |sin 𝜃| = 8 ⇒ 𝑅 + 𝑟 = 8 ∕ (1 + |sin 𝜃|)
    Thus, 3 ∕ |sin 𝜃| = 8 ∕ (1 + |sin 𝜃|) ⇒ |sin 𝜃| = 3 ∕ 5
    Also, |cos 𝜃| = √(1 − |sin 𝜃|²) = 4 ∕ 5
    Finally, the width of the rectangle is
    𝐴𝐵 = 𝑟 + 𝑟 |cos 𝜃| + 𝑅 + 𝑅 |cos 𝜃|
    = (𝑟 + 𝑅)(1 + |cos 𝜃|)
    = (𝑟 + 𝑅)(1 + 4 ∕ 5)
    = 9 ∕ 5(𝑅 + 𝑟)
    = 9 ∕ 5(3 ∕ |sin 𝜃|)
    = 9 ∕ 5(3 ∕ (3 ∕ 5))
    = 9

  • @pandaaa2764
    @pandaaa2764 4 года назад +1

    This solution is so amazing, i love it

  • @jamesharrer9971
    @jamesharrer9971 4 года назад

    Damn you Presh....digging up all these hardly ever used high school geometry things still in my brain!! All the a-ha moments cuz of you!!

  • @Leflaneur-412
    @Leflaneur-412 4 года назад +1

    Yayyyyy use around 5 mins on this problem , and i did exactly the same approach that you do , its really fun to unwrap the problem and finding the keys to solve it. Great Problem! Keep it up!

  • @tabletsmp2851
    @tabletsmp2851 3 года назад +4

    Really great. I appreciate your knowledge about math puzzles. Could you please tell me which animation software are you using for these videos?

  • @CYT726
    @CYT726 3 года назад +2

    The only question that I’m able to solve, made my day.

  • @ryanxu1718
    @ryanxu1718 3 года назад

    Also the formula will be: the square root of b^2+ab plus b-a/2 (b is the length of AB while a is the length of EF)

  • @GautamKumar-po7xs
    @GautamKumar-po7xs 4 года назад

    A collection of golden questions, like ur idea

  • @catacoding1803
    @catacoding1803 4 года назад

    Great video man
    And great question too

  • @lautoka63
    @lautoka63 4 года назад +1

    I haven't done much maths since Engineering school 40 years ago; should I be worried that I'm enjoying this channel so much?

    • @vashon100
      @vashon100 3 года назад

      Back then it was called math.

    • @lautoka63
      @lautoka63 3 года назад

      @@vashon100 In North America, yes; not elsewhere. We saved up and bought the letter s to add to the end. Besides, is there something called "Mathematic"?

  • @janda1258
    @janda1258 4 года назад +6

    It’s not a Phresh video unless the Gogou theorem is mentioned

    • @piman9280
      @piman9280 4 года назад +1

      Yeah, a pain in the butt!

  • @akraoglory2515
    @akraoglory2515 3 года назад

    Thanks sir ,what a nice solution I never thought solve it types easy manners

  • @bishamkumardanuwar9827
    @bishamkumardanuwar9827 4 года назад +1

    It's amazing, thank you sir .

  • @MohanySoliman
    @MohanySoliman 4 года назад +1

    Good ..thanks

  • @mathsandsciencepractical7942
    @mathsandsciencepractical7942 3 года назад +1

    You are my inspiration

  • @johns22
    @johns22 4 года назад +1

    I did also observed the sizes of the two circles is irrelevant. Therefore, I solved the puzzle assuming both circles have the same size (radius of 2.5). Symmetry will ease the solution when both circles have the same size. By the way, EF will have a maximum size of 6.627416998
    . That is, there will be no solution of EF happened to be 6.7 instead of 6.

    • @tomdekler9280
      @tomdekler9280 2 года назад

      Wouldn't the maximum height of EF given any value of BC be 8?
      That's when both circles are underneath eachother, tangent to the opposite sides, with a radius of 2 and a length BC of 4, with EF cleanly dividing the rectangle lengthwise.

  • @girdhansingh1814
    @girdhansingh1814 3 года назад

    Awesome work presh talwalkar 🔥

  • @maruthasalamoorthiviswanat153
    @maruthasalamoorthiviswanat153 4 года назад

    Wonderful solution sir.

  • @ashrafhassan6610
    @ashrafhassan6610 4 года назад +5

    Yes . 3 4 5 😉😀
    4:20

    • @mr.knight8967
      @mr.knight8967 4 года назад +1

      Math
      Geometry problem
      One time see
      ruclips.net/video/j9wY3hso1WQ/видео.html

    • @bioloqgnc4953
      @bioloqgnc4953 4 года назад

      As piphagore😆i found it with closed eyes👌😍

  • @skmplanet9591
    @skmplanet9591 4 года назад

    Key: Resolve Center to Center distance to Horizontal and Vertical arms.

  • @xpqr12345
    @xpqr12345 4 года назад +56

    Very interesting problem, with a neat solution.
    But I have a question: what do you use for the animations?

    • @matteoZattera
      @matteoZattera 4 года назад +1

      i follow

    • @mr.knight8967
      @mr.knight8967 4 года назад +1

      Math
      Geometry problem
      One time see
      ruclips.net/video/j9wY3hso1WQ/видео.html

    • @bioloqgnc4953
      @bioloqgnc4953 4 года назад +3

      U mean which programme? I wonder it too😉

    • @martincooper2175
      @martincooper2175 4 года назад +1

      I’d guess it’s after effects, although I have no proof

    • @ndcj2
      @ndcj2 3 года назад

      I guess GeoGebra

  • @marcochimio
    @marcochimio 4 года назад

    Brilliant question. Brilliant designer.

  • @yksogrencisi3596
    @yksogrencisi3596 4 года назад

    Great problem and impressive solution.

  • @camerongray7767
    @camerongray7767 2 года назад +1

    4:22 the what?
    The Pythagorean theorem does he mean? What was that word.

  • @dcterr1
    @dcterr1 3 года назад

    Yea, I got this one right! I didn't need the results about the perpendicular bisectors or the tangent circles - just used some basic trigonometry as well as Cartesian coordinates, but otherwise my method was basically the same as the one shown. I didn't catch that the result didn't depend on the radii of the circles though.

    • @dliu6450
      @dliu6450 3 года назад

      How to do it with trig? Could you give me some hints

    • @wes9627
      @wes9627 2 года назад

      @@dliu6450 Solved without writing anything down as follows. 2(x+y)sinA=6 or (x+y)sinA=3. (x+y)(1+sinA)=8. This yields x+y=5 and sinA=3/5. Then cosA=4/5 and BC=(x+y)(1+cosA)=5(1+4/5)=9.

  • @mohdfaik
    @mohdfaik 4 года назад

    If H is the height of the rectangle (given as 8), and L is the sum of the two chords (given as 6); then the general formula for W (Width of rectangle) is W=H-L/2+sqrt (H^2-H*L)

    • @Zembie1
      @Zembie1 2 года назад +1

      Why u talking about squirtle on math

  • @malaren89
    @malaren89 4 года назад +2

    The most beautiful thing I have seen in a while

    • @mr.knight8967
      @mr.knight8967 4 года назад

      Math
      Geometry problem
      One time see
      ruclips.net/video/j9wY3hso1WQ/видео.html

  • @nandu1770
    @nandu1770 4 года назад

    Love your channel Presh👌👌

  • @namantenguriya
    @namantenguriya 4 года назад +1

    You are really a genius.
    Always loving your way to solve a problem.
    Keep it up.

    • @mr.knight8967
      @mr.knight8967 4 года назад

      Math
      Geometry problem...
      One time see
      ruclips.net/video/j9wY3hso1WQ/видео.html

    • @bioloqgnc4953
      @bioloqgnc4953 4 года назад

      Yup

  • @exponentmantissa5598
    @exponentmantissa5598 3 года назад

    My take away is that x+y is always the same constant no matter what size the circles are. In other words the radii of two circle add up to a constant.

  • @HemantPandey123
    @HemantPandey123 3 года назад

    Got this one in my mind only. At last getting better at Gougu theorem!!

  • @sporegnosis
    @sporegnosis 4 года назад +4

    You mean the Pythagoras theorem, cause china was very late with it (200 BC).

  • @deerh2o
    @deerh2o 4 года назад +1

    The 3-4-5 triangle is only because the given lengths are 6 and 8. When you start with different lengths or generalize, you don't always get a 3-4-5 triangle; but you always do get a right triangle.

    • @Thirdbase9
      @Thirdbase9 Год назад

      And BC will be constant, assuming your AB and EF are possible pairs.

  • @MaxCreator
    @MaxCreator 4 года назад +4

    1:26 Because a 6 always needs a 9

    • @einstein2.o383
      @einstein2.o383 4 года назад

      Got the joke🤣🤣 u need both 6 and 9 to make 69 😂LMAO

  • @adrianarnaezsanchez4427
    @adrianarnaezsanchez4427 4 года назад

    Wow, this problem is fascinating!!!!

  • @federicomaisch6812
    @federicomaisch6812 4 года назад

    Thank you for sharing

  • @pfft3158
    @pfft3158 4 года назад +10

    I bet this uses the Gougu Theorem.

    • @dallavalla
      @dallavalla 4 года назад +6

      cash in that bet 4:21

    • @talhakagantosun6341
      @talhakagantosun6341 4 года назад +1

      Why not"physagor theorem"

    • @hishamsameh3496
      @hishamsameh3496 4 года назад +1

      @@talhakagantosun6341 pythagoras.

    • @talhakagantosun6341
      @talhakagantosun6341 4 года назад +1

      @@hishamsameh3496 i m from Turkish i not know very well English but learn this (:

    • @hishamsameh3496
      @hishamsameh3496 4 года назад +1

      @@talhakagantosun6341 it's okay. I thought that u didn't know, so may be I could contribute to your knowledge, that's all.

  • @seohyunpark6400
    @seohyunpark6400 3 года назад

    I did a really bashy alg way but the solution is very insightful. Good problem!

  • @miniwizard
    @miniwizard 4 года назад

    That is a truly elegant solve.

  • @nishanth6403
    @nishanth6403 4 года назад

    Beautiful solution.

  • @AverageHandEnjoyer
    @AverageHandEnjoyer 4 года назад +2

    *My Brain Before Answer* : You Can Do It Kid!
    *My Brain After Answer* : Wait Thats a Square!🤔

  • @ignacioangelo9849
    @ignacioangelo9849 4 года назад

    The solution is aesthetically pleasing.

  • @justpaulo
    @justpaulo 4 года назад +22

    Hint for those scrolling down:
    - the diameter of the two circles adds up to 10

    • @wada-wada
      @wada-wada 4 года назад

      sum of radii is 5

    • @mr.knight8967
      @mr.knight8967 4 года назад

      Math
      Geometry problem
      One time see
      ruclips.net/video/j9wY3hso1WQ/видео.html

  • @cmyk8964
    @cmyk8964 3 года назад +2

    I want someone to love me like Presh Tall Walker likes calling the “Pythagorean Theorem” any name except that

  • @electeng6481
    @electeng6481 4 года назад +2

    The Idea is to think lines if you want length.
    So Circles ... .: Radiuses
    The rest is a box of mathmatical tricks!

    • @mr.knight8967
      @mr.knight8967 4 года назад

      Math
      Geometry problem...
      One time see
      ruclips.net/video/j9wY3hso1WQ/видео.html

  • @zdrastvutye
    @zdrastvutye 4 года назад

    By the way, the graphics does not show a rectangle, but a square. the diagonal line of a rectangle is not a symmetry axis. have fun
    10 lba=8:lef=6:sw=.1:goto 60
    20 r2=(lba-r1*(1+sqr(2)/2))/(1+sqr(2)/2)
    30 xs=r1*(sqr(2)/2+1):ys=lba-r1*(sqr(2)/2+1)
    40 ym1=lba-r1:ym2=ys-r2/sqr(2):ye=ym1+r1/sqr(2):yf=ym2+r2/sqr(2)
    45 dlu1=(ye-yf)/lef:dl=1-dlu1:return
    60 r1=sw:gosub 20
    61 dl1=dl:ru1=r1:r1=r1+sw:if r1>10*lef then stop
    62 ru2=r1:gosub 20:if dl1*dl>0 then 61
    70 r1=(ru1+ru2)/2:gosub 20:if dl1*dl>0 then ru1=r1 else ru2=r1
    80 if abs(dl)>1E-10 then 70
    90 print "r1=";r1;"r2=";r2
    www.imagebanana.com/s/1877/7bNnPfHU.html

  • @osmarmonteagudo4378
    @osmarmonteagudo4378 3 года назад

    the first Pythagorean triangle I learned. I didn't know he was Egyptian. I love your problems and challenges

    • @cmyk8964
      @cmyk8964 3 года назад

      Apparently Presh REALLY hates Pythagoras and Pythagoreans for some reason. Pythagoras was Greek.
      But it _is_ true that Ancient Egyptians (and in fact, Mesopotamians too) knew of many Pythagorean triples including 3:4:5, and the Chinese name for the rule is “gougu theorem”.
      Presh probably learned that there’s no real evidence that Pythagoras discovered the theorem, and he’s now hell-bent on discrediting him.

    • @konradtheman
      @konradtheman 3 года назад

      ​@@cmyk8964 I think Presh is being somewhat weird about this. Using an uncommon name ruins the concept of him trying to be accessible to people interested in solving fun problems. In modern (as in, very recent) mathematics many results are not named after the person who invented/discovered them, but named by the person who invented/discovered them for someone they want to honour. So, there are hundreds of named objects/theorems whose names aren't associated to the discoverer. And it's fine as long as we stay consistent in naming.

  • @JockyJazz
    @JockyJazz 3 года назад +2

    Hey I like your videos, they explain jard questions very easily. Just one problem I had in mind, that is, how did you understand that we have to construct the two perpendicular bisectors before actually starting to solve the question? Like what reminds you of those theorems at the beginning?

    • @shrikanthpai6604
      @shrikanthpai6604 3 года назад

      Try this instead. Construct a rectangle with two vertices at the centers of the two circles. Start from there and you will see how the bisection of the chords becomes obvious

    • @JockyJazz
      @JockyJazz 3 года назад

      where will the other two vertices be?

    • @shrikanthpai6604
      @shrikanthpai6604 3 года назад

      @@JockyJazz Think of the two centers as the two diagonally opposite vertices and lines parallel to the outside rectangle.

    • @mike1024.
      @mike1024. 3 года назад

      It's a chord of a circle. Oftentimes a perpendicular bisector is helpful when it gives you something related to diameter or radius when you're dealing with a chord.

    • @JockyJazz
      @JockyJazz 3 года назад

      ok thanks everyone for helping me clear my doubt 😁😁