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    High School Basic geometry question re isosceles triangles

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    High School Basic geometry question re isosceles triangles

    I am reading "Mathematical Methods for Scientists and Engineers" by Donald McQuarrie. In his discussion of polar coordinates, he uses a geometric argument to derive the differential area element, which is of course rdrdθ. He shows an isosceles triangle whose two equal sides are r, and the angle...
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    Undergrad Vector Subspace or Linear Manifold.

    What is the name of the book by Paul Halmos? Would you recommend it for someone who is just learning linear algebra?