[math-fun] Fun exam questions ...
A bit early to be thinking about next year's exams but how about this for a 'question'. "It is impossible to draw a circle using only ruler and compasses." Discuss. Any other favourite exam questions? Guy
I can't figure out how to interpret that question as a typo. But here's a related, but legitimate, question. "Is it possible to construct a tangent to a given circle at a given point using only a straightedge? Demonstrate such a construction, or prove it can't be done." -- Gene
________________________________ From: Guy Haworth <g.haworth@reading.ac.uk> To: "math-fun@mailman.xmission.com" <math-fun@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2014 10:31 AM Subject: [math-fun] Fun exam questions ...
A bit early to be thinking about next year's exams but how about this for a 'question'.
"It is impossible to draw a circle using only ruler and compasses." Discuss.
Any other favourite exam questions?
Guy
And another similar problem: Is it possible to construct the center of a given circle using only a straightedge? Demonstrate such a construction, or prove it can't be done. -- Gene
________________________________ From: Eugene Salamin via math-fun <math-fun@mailman.xmission.com> To: math-fun <math-fun@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2014 10:41 AM Subject: Re: [math-fun] Fun exam questions ...
I can't figure out how to interpret that question as a typo. But here's a related, but legitimate, question. "Is it possible to construct a tangent to a given circle at a given point using only a straightedge? Demonstrate such a construction, or prove it can't be done."
-- Gene
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From: Guy Haworth <g.haworth@reading.ac.uk> To: "math-fun@mailman.xmission.com" <math-fun@mailman.xmission.com> Sent: Tuesday, June 24, 2014 10:31 AM Subject: [math-fun] Fun exam questions ...
A bit early to be thinking about next year's exams but how about this for a 'question'.
"It is impossible to draw a circle using only ruler and compasses." Discuss.
Any other favourite exam questions?
Guy
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I'd want a pencil too. And some paper. A table would come in handy ... Did I pass? WFL On 6/24/14, Guy Haworth <g.haworth@reading.ac.uk> wrote:
A bit early to be thinking about next year's exams but how about this for a 'question'.
"It is impossible to draw a circle using only ruler and compasses." Discuss.
Any other favourite exam questions?
Guy
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