MHB Suggestions for Analytic Geometry books

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Several users recommend "Mathematics for the Nonmathematician" as a comprehensive resource for analytic geometry, noting it covers a full high-school curriculum. The book is praised for its accessibility and clarity, making it suitable for those without a strong math background. Other suggestions include various textbooks that focus on the fundamentals of analytic geometry and provide practical applications. Participants emphasize the importance of choosing a book that balances theory with problem-solving. Overall, the discussion highlights the need for resources that cater to different learning styles in analytic geometry.
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Mathematics for the Nonmathematician, as I've said before. It's basically an entire high-school curriculum in one book.
 

Thread 'Area of Overlapping Squares'

Here is a little puzzle from the book 100 Geometric Games by Pierre Berloquin. The side of a small square is one meter long and the side of a larger square one and a half meters long. One vertex of the large square is at the center of the small square. The side of the large square cuts two sides of the small square into one- third parts and two-thirds parts. What is the area where the squares overlap?
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