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Computer aided research into triangle geometry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2016

Adrian Oldknow*
Affiliation:
Chichester Institute of Higher Education, Bognor Regis PO21 1HR

Extract

This article considers the use of a range of computer tools for aiding geometric exploration, together with a suitable algebraic representation for objects connected with the triangle. The techniques are applied to produce new results in the geometry of the triangle. This is an extended version of part of the contribution: How do computers change the way we do mathematics? given at the Association’s 1994 Easter Conference.

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Articles
Copyright
Copyright © The Mathematical Association 1995

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