CONSTRUCTING THE SQUARE ROOT

CONSTRUCTING THE SQUARE ROOT

Given a line segment and a unit distance | OI |, the problem is to construct a line segment such that | OP | 2 = | OM |. The simplest construction and proof is desirable. The following is one possibility.

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Veröffentlicht in:The Mathematics teacher 1972-11, Vol.65 (7), p.608-609
1. Verfasser: JORDAN, JAMES H.
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Line segments
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Zusammenfassung:Given a line segment and a unit distance | OI |, the problem is to construct a line segment such that | OP | 2 = | OM |. The simplest construction and proof is desirable. The following is one possibility.
ISSN:0025-5769
2330-0582
DOI:10.5951/MT.65.7.0608