Euclid, Fibonacci, Sketchpad.

Litchfield, Daniel C.; Goldenheim, David A.

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ERIC Number: EJ538281

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Publication Date: 1997

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Euclid, Fibonacci, Sketchpad.

Litchfield, Daniel C.; Goldenheim, David A.

Mathematics Teacher, v90 n1 p8-12 Jan 1997

Describes the solution to a geometric problem by two ninth-grade mathematicians using The Geometer's Sketchpad computer software program. The problem was to divide any line segment into a regular partition of any number of parts, a variation on a problem by Euclid. The solution yielded two constructions, one a GLaD construction and the other using the Fibonacci sequence. (PVD)

Descriptors: Geometric Constructions, Geometry, Grade 9, High Schools, Mathematical Concepts, Mathematics, Proof (Mathematics), Student Research, Trigonometry

Publication Type: Reports - Research; Journal Articles

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Audience: Researchers

Language: English

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