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#import "@local/handout:0.1.0": *
#show: doc => handout(
doc,
quarter: link(
"https://betalupi.com/handouts",
"betalupi.com/handouts",
),
title: [Warm-Up: Fuse Timers],
by: "Mark",
)
#problem()
Suppose we have two strings and a lighter. Each string takes exactly an hour to fully burn. \
However, we do not know how fast each part of the string burns:
half might burn in 1 minute, and the rest could take 59.
#v(2mm)
How can we measure exactly 45 minutes using these two strings?