Curry Triangle Paradox

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Five parts for a curry triangle lie slightly separated in order to make clear the decomposition. There is a 4-by- right triangle, a 9-by-7 right triangle, a 4-by-3 rectangle, a figure made of rows of 4, 3, and 2, and another of rows 1, 2, and 3.

Here’s the rap. Me: Can we do a little math together? You: Sure! Me: Here’s a triangle, right? You: Yes. Me: OK. You hold these pieces; I’m gonna swap these, and your job is to fill in the empty space to make the same triangle a different way. … Eventually (anywhere from 10 seconds to 2 minutes later) Us: Oh
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