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Vi'ete's Product Proved in the Finest Ancient Style
Ciaurri, Oscar; Fernandez, Emilio; Larrea, Rodolfo; Roncal, Luz
College Mathematics Journal, v43 n4 p291-296 Sep 2012
This paper gives a very elementary, essentially visual proof of Viete's product. We employ only the Pythagorean theorem, similarity of triangles, and exhaustion.
Descriptors: College Mathematics, Validity, Mathematical Logic, Mathematics Instruction, Geometric Concepts, Mathematical Concepts
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