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Mutually Non-Congruent Triangles with the Same Perimeter and the Same Area
Wares, Arsalan
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, v33 n5 p788-791 Sep 2002
This note describes a large-scale modelling activity involving geometry that can be solved with the help of uni-variable calculus. More specifically, it introduces and proves the following theorem: given any non-equilateral triangle, there exist infinitely many mutually non-congruent triangles with the same area and the same perimeter as the given triangle. (Contains 2 figures.)
Descriptors: Calculus, Mathematics Instruction, Geometric Concepts, Mathematical Models, Mathematical Logic, Validity, Graphs, Mathematics, Mathematics Education
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