SOLUTION: Can you explain why a three-legged stool is often more steady than a four-legged one? If you have a four-legged, is it possible that all four legs might touch the floor at the same

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Question 1193020: Can you explain why a three-legged stool is often more steady than a four-legged one? If you have a four-legged, is it possible that all four legs might touch the floor at the same time? Is this true for a three-legged stool? Relate this to geometric situations involving three points and a plane and four points and a plane.
Answer by ikleyn(52776) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
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What is even more interesting (and strange ?), despite to considerations of this post,
the 4-legged chairs are more prevalent than three-legged . . . Can you explain, why it is so ?



By the way, I am almost sure that you seat on 4-legged chair when writing your posts . . .

Could you verify it ? - - - and if it is so, could you explain it ?