There is a wedge of pie that is 1/8 of the whole pie. This wedge was cut
into 2 equal pieces with the same area. This cut was not from center to
edge to make two narrower wedge shapes, but instead it was cut from side to
side, forming a triangle and a 4-sided wedge shape. How far from the corner
of the wedge (center of the circle) should this cut be so that the 2
resulting pieces would have the same area?

Question

There is a wedge of pie that is 1/8 of the whole pie. This wedge was cut
into 2 equal pieces with the same area. This cut was not from center to
edge to make two narrower wedge shapes, but instead it was cut from side to
side, forming a triangle and a 4-sided wedge shape. How far from the corner
of the wedge (center of the circle) should this cut be so that the 2
resulting pieces would have the same area?

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