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The above is an expression, not an equation or inequality. Technically speaking, you can't "solve" an expression. A better formulation... -
SammyS reacted to bob012345's post in the thread I Geometry problem of interest with a 3-4-5 triangle with
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Apparently, this construction, the original square with semi-diagonals as @DaveC426913 drew in post #18, goes back thousands of years... -
SammyS reacted to bob012345's post in the thread I Geometry problem of interest with a 3-4-5 triangle with
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It looks off but I computed the coordinates and checked the edge lengths which are ##2-√2##. -
SammyS replied to the thread I Geometry problem of interest with a 3-4-5 triangle.Here I have quoted Post#36, where you refer to @bob012345 's figure in Post #35. Rotate bob0.., 's figure by ##22.5^\circ##, ignoring...
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SammyS reacted to Gavran's post in the thread I Geometry problem of interest with a 3-4-5 triangle with Agree.
Both octagrams in the post #28 are irregular octagrams and the first one has an irregular octagon in the centre while the second one has...
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SammyS reacted to bob012345's post in the thread I Geometry problem of interest with a 3-4-5 triangle with
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Here is a simple drawing of the regular octagon within the square. If the square has corners at (±1,±1), the outside points are root(2)... -
SammyS reacted to kuruman's post in the thread B Why is the 3 body problem unsolvable? And what will happen if someone solves it? with
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And what do you think Nature will do once she gets tired of waiting? -
SammyS reacted to fresh_42's post in the thread I Software for entering Mathematics Equations with Like.
I use https://texstudio.org/, which is free. I also use https://autohotkey.com/ for keyboard shortcuts, which makes it easier to type...
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SammyS replied to the thread I Geometry problem of interest with a 3-4-5 triangle.Of course, those angles are in degrees and are rounded to the nearest degree.
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SammyS reacted to Chestermiller's post in the thread Reconcile poundforce w/slug and lbmass with
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1 ##lb_f## is the force needed to give a mass of ##1\ lb_m## an acceleration of 32.2 ft/sec^2; it is also equal to the force needed to... -
SammyS replied to the thread Announcement Please welcome berkeman as PF Admin.A busy man is now going to be so much busier.
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This is a distant analogy, but this reminds me of the issues we had decades ago with perfect alignment of the mirrors in laser...
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SammyS replied to the thread I Geometry problem of interest with a 3-4-5 triangle.I couldn't see the video either, but following your early posts, especially Posts 2 & 4, I was able understand how this procedure...
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SammyS reacted to Charles Link's post in the thread I Geometry problem of interest with a 3-4-5 triangle with Like.
The video just shows only one, but if you draw all of the lines connecting the four corners to the midpoints of the other sides, you...
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Not to be negative, but it seems we've exhausted this thread, and now is a good time to close it with the famous Jimmy Durante quote...
