An evil geometry question - the 6 rectangles problem
What is the perimeter of the shape consisting of 6 rectangles, if a single rectangle has a perimeter of 222? It seems like there is not enough information to solve the problem. But there is! The video illustrates 2 different methods to find the answer.
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