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Publication Date: 2009
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Quadrilaterals and Tetrahedra
Mammana, Maria Flavia; Micale, Biagio; Pennisi, Mario
International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, v40 n6 p817-828 2009
In this note we show the existence of a surprising analogy between quadrilaterals and tetrahedra, determining some properties that hold for both families of figures. This analogy suggests some new properties of quadrilaterals. (Contains 11 figures,)
Descriptors: Mathematics Activities, Geometry, Mathematics Instruction, Computer Software, Computer Uses in Education, Mathematical Logic, Problem Solving, Equations (Mathematics)
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