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Dude, I'm fine with the solution, so long as we acknowledge that this isn't a math problem anymore, it's a language problem.

aarcaneorg

shape
noun:

the external form, contours, or outline of someone or something.

GuzmanTierno

A square ought to be a solution. The problem does NOT say: Draw a shape with 4 sides and ONLY 3 corners. A square has three corners... and one extra.

danielhanson

For those suggesting a square with one rounded corner - it no longer fits the definition for a shape with sides and corners.
Neither does the presented solution.

johnbeltran

I can't accept that as a solution.
First off, it's already questionable to call a curve a "shape".
But to call a segment or edge a "side" is complete nonsense.

No, a "M" is *not* a "shape" with 4 "sides" and 3 "corners".

Or else, there are more people with 8 legs, than such with 2 legs. Because I could call spiders people. Redefining words can lead to any conclusion wanted.

darknoir

these are not sides anymore if you break the polygon. just segments.

camembertdalembert

About your inspirational quote at the end, here's one I prefer: "The hardest thing of all is to find a black cat in a dark room, especially if there is no cat."

jonathanschmitt

This is wrong on so many levels. What's a shape, what's a side, what's a corner, is it in 3d or 2d. Those things are all not clear

Yusso

What about a triangle with a circle inside it that doesnt touch any of the three sides? That seems like a simpler solution

jadenlindeman

I'd argue that this shape has 5 corners. I'd probably be wrong, but I'd argue that

The way I thought of was making a semi-circle and drawing a triangle using the base of the semicircle - that way, you have two different lines connecting the same 2 corners

joaopedromullerlima

I will argue he created a shape with 8 sides and 3 corners, as I believe the inside counts as much as the outside when opened. My solution was to extend one side of a triangle beyond one corner, creating a shape looking like 4 (but don’t extend two lines, just one).

nordicgardener