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Similarity Simplifies

Posted on September 12, 2011 by

When you see that two figures are similar to each other, everything becomes simpler. Suddenly, you realize that if you understand one figure, you know everything about the other, except for its absolute size. I was observing some students solving … Continue reading →

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Circles, Squares, and Parabolas

Posted on August 24, 2011 by

If you take two circles, you can position them before your right eye in such a way that one will perfectly overlap the other. In other words, a circle is geometrically similar to all other circles. The same is true … Continue reading →

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