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Let's try an amusing breakdown now!

Every time we cut and glue a figure its area remains the same.So, if the triangle's area is bxh/2, the base in both cases 13 and the height is 5...

Why does a gap appear, in this one?

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Note: Don't give up. It isn't so easy. This paradox is known as the Curry Paradox, remembering its inventor, Paul Curry, a New York magician. If you want to know more about geometrical paradoxes, take a look at the book "Ajá. Paradojas" by Martin Gadner, published by Editorial Labor.

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