Paper folding
A rectangular sheet of 8.5-in-by-11-in paper is placed on a flat surface. One of the corners is placed on the opposite longer edge, and is held there as the paper is smoothed flat.
Click the checkbox to fold point onto , and drag point along the right edge of the paper.
If is the distance from to (which is also the distance from to ), what approximate value of appears to minimize the length of the crease? What is the approximate minimum length of this crease?
Developed for use with Thomas' Calculus, published by Pearson.