Area-Bisecting Lines

Every line going through the center of a square bisects its area. Does every line going through the center of an equilateral triangle bisect its area too?

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Number Line Mirrors

Starting with some points on a number line, if we put a mirror somewhere on the number line, it will reflect all existing points in itself so that the resulting set of points are symmetrical around it.

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Distances to Vertices

In the square below, points that are closer to the center than one of the vertices is coloured yellow.  The area of the yellow region is 1/2 of the area of the square.

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Symmetrical Sets

A set of 3 real numbers satisfies the symmetry that any number added to the product of the other 2 will result in 2.  There are 2 such sets: all 1s and all -2s.

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Inscribed Perimeters

If a quadrilateral has 1 vertex on each side of a square of side 1, its smallest possible perimeter is 2sqrt2.

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