Root Jigsaw Puzzle - Solution

The Puzzle:

Two of the four jigsaw tiles have the same sum of their roots. Find these tiles.

Author: Peter Grabarchuk
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Our Solution:

As sqrt(8) is the same as 2×sqrt(2), the yellow and the green jigsaw tiles have the same sum of their roots: sqrt(2) + sqrt(2) + sqrt(3) = sqrt(3) + sqrt(8).

Puzzle Author: Grabarchuk, Peter

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