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Geometry Tutorial: Triangles, Congruency & Types

Discusses the properties and types of triangles, explaining that a triangle is a closed figure with three sides and angles. It categorizes triangles into equilateral, isosceles, scalene, obtuse, right ...
Inverse

Ancient proto-math found in Babylonian tablet

Tucked away in a seemingly forgotten corner of the Istanbul Archaeology Museum, Daniel Mansfield found what may solve one of ancient math’s biggest questions. First exhumed in 1894 from what is now ...
Popular Mechanics

Triangles vs. Rectangles: What's the Better Way to Cut a Sandwich?

Well, what is the best way to cut a sandwich in half? Surely triangles don't really have "more sandwich," right? That's geometry and the law of conservation of matter. But something about the ...
The Conversation

A brief illustrated guide to ‘scissors congruence’ − an ancient geometric idea that’s still fueling cutting-edge mathematical research

Maxine Calle is the 2023 AAAS Mass Media Fellow at The Conversation U.S. and she receives funding from the National Science Foundation. Mona Merling receives funding from the National Science ...