For over a century, a simple yet tricky math problem had continued to baffle experts. Mathematicians struggled to find the fewest number of pieces needed to cut an equilateral triangle and rearrange ...
About a decade ago Tonan Kamata, now a mathematician at the Japan Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (JAIST), stood mesmerized in front of a math museum’s origamilike exhibit. It featured a ...
A point lies inside an equilateral triangle. If you know the distance of the point from each of the three vertices, what is the side of the triangle? Taken together, Google Maps and online calculators ...