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https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar/handle/123456789/24459| Title: | The appeal of operative proofs recreation with rectangles |
| Authors: | Sciriha, Irene |
| Keywords: | Proof theory Mathematics -- Periodicals |
| Issue Date: | 2000 |
| Publisher: | University of Malta, Department of Mathematics |
| Citation: | Sciriha, I. (2000). The appeal of operative proofs recreation with rectangles. The Collection, 1. |
| Abstract: | Besides offering an aesthetic attraction, the use of proofs, which rely on simple geometrical figures suggest intuitive ideas. Two such proofs are presented here. One is a recreation with a stair-like decomposition of a rectangle. The second is a simple game that proves Pythagoras Theorem. |
| URI: | https://www.um.edu.mt/library/oar//handle/123456789/24459 |
| Appears in Collections: | Collection, No.1 Collection, No.1 |
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| THE APPEAL OF OPERATIVE PROOFS.pdf | 60.71 kB | Adobe PDF | View/Open |
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