Pythagorean Theorem with Hippocrates’ Lunes
Is it possible to place a lune on the hypotenuse of a right triangle whose area is equal to the sum of the areas of the other two lunes placed on the legs of the triangle? In this article, I use dynamic geometry software and spreadsheets in an attempt to answer this question along with the condition...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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McMaster University
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| Series: | Spreadsheets in Education |
| Online Access: | http://sie.scholasticahq.com/article/4627-pythagorean-theorem-with-hippocrates-lunes.pdf |