THE CABINET MAKER’S PUZZLE.

234. A cabinet maker has a circular piece of veneering with which he

has to veneer the tops of two oval stools; but it so happens that the

area of the stools, exclusive of the hand-holes in the centre and

that of the circular piece, are the same. How must he cut his veneer

so as to be exactly sufficient for his purpose?

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