The answer is not zero
2007-06-18 23:10:12 · 8 answers · asked by partap s. thind 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
If
(a) you mean finite straight lines, and
(b) you mean on a plane, and
(c) this is not a trick question,
then, and only then, the answer is zero.
Vary any of (a), (b), or (c), and the answer may not be zero.
2007-06-18 23:14:15 · answer #1 · answered by tsr21 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If the answer is not zero I would like to know how to make a rectangle with only three lines...because all the rectangles that i know have 4 90 deg. corners and 2 sets of parallel lines
2007-06-18 23:23:13 · answer #2 · answered by z_knell 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Imagine you have a tennis ball.....
You draw two parallel straight lines all the way round it until you reach your starting point.
Now draw a line perpendicular (at 90 degrees) to these two, again going all the way round.
You can have just 1 rectangle.
2007-06-18 23:28:12 · answer #3 · answered by Doctor Q 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If each line can be bent but not cut, we can make 3 rectangles, one with each line.
2007-06-18 23:32:00 · answer #4 · answered by Swamy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
3 as each line is a retangle
2007-06-18 23:17:50 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
you can't form any quadrilateral using just 3 lines.
2007-06-18 23:21:31 · answer #6 · answered by Bhaskar 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Can you bend these lines?
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2007-06-18 23:17:44 · answer #7 · answered by TheBacchanal 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not possible
2007-06-18 23:16:05 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋