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Category: Poems – Explained

  • (Not) Squaring the Circle: Explained – Part 2

    (Not) Squaring the Circle: Explained – Part 2

    For MathsJam 2019 I wrote a poem, (Not) Squaring the Circle, which features the construction of squares with the same area as given polygons. To make the poem work I had to omit some of the details of the constructions, and a few people have asked for more information about how they work. There is…

  • (Not) Squaring the Circle: Explained – Part 1

    (Not) Squaring the Circle: Explained – Part 1

    For MathsJam 2019 I wrote a poem, (Not) Squaring the Circle, which features the construction of squares with the same area as given polygons. To make the poem work I had to omit some of the details of the constructions, and a few people have asked for more information about how they work. So here…