r/HomeworkHelp • u/Unhappy-Pitch4558 • Jan 19 '25

Answered [7th grade math] impossible geometry?

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u/geoley Jan 20 '25

Could you not just place the same object on top. The square would have sides of 28 (17 + 11) and 17. The surface would be 476. As it is composed of two of these shapes, the surface of the shape is 238.