The requirements will be satisfied if the centre of the coin is such that the coin just touches the square. This is possible only when the centre of coin is in a smaller square of 1 inch side. Hence the result.
On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 10:41 PM, Sanjay Rajpal <[email protected]> wrote: > @Dave : me too didnt get the meaning you want to convey, plz throw some > light. > > Sanjay Kumar > B.Tech Final Year > Department of Computer Engineering > National Institute of Technology Kurukshetra > Kurukshetra - 136119 > Haryana, India > > > > > On Fri, Aug 19, 2011 at 10:09 AM, priya ramesh < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> @dave: You are great!! The ans is indeed 1/4. >> >> I dint understand this sentence... >> >> "The area of the region >> within 1/2 inch of the boundary is 3 square inches." >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "Algorithm Geeks" group. >> To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> [email protected]. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. >> > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "Algorithm Geeks" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en. > -- Romil -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Algorithm Geeks" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/algogeeks?hl=en.
