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Old 02-05-2010, 05:02 AM   #13
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Originally Posted by montsnmags View Post
Pedantry Moment: 'A' paper sizes are actually in 1:sqrt 2, or approx. 1:1.414.
Which gives the 'A' sizes the wonderful property that if you cut it in half down the longer edge you get a piece of paper half the area with exactly the same aspect ratio. This allows for a range of sizes (A5, A4, A3 ... etc. ) each of which is twice the area of the next smaller one, all with the same aspect ratio.

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