Geometri sorular

Posted on April 13, 2009 by Steve



This problem appeared in the Science and Technology section of Cumhuriyet on Friday, 10 April 2009 (click image for the question). I confess I wasn't able to solve this problem unaided; I had to look up le théorème d'Al-Kashi. (Jamshid al-Kashi gets a mention in the article on approximations of pi for having derived, in 1424, 9 digits of 2π in base 60.)
« Prev item • Next item »

Comments

Posted by RWH | April 13, 2009 | 09:21:13

I remain unenlightened as to the question.
------------------

Posted by Steve | April 13, 2009 | 10:44:37

I bet you can work it out.
------------------

Posted by Steve | April 20, 2009 | 15:43:43

Okay, here's a rough translation:

The Tasheron's Derd

With a sketch in his hand Niyazi came asking for help. His uncle Harun wanted to do some project with the sketch, and he wants to know the exact distance between A and N, which is about 8 kilometers. The points A and N were clearly marked, but he was unable to calculate the distance.

Question: With the distances in the sketch given in meters, what is the exact distance in meters between A and N?
------------------

Posted by Steve | April 25, 2009 | 21:35:44

Results are in.
------------------

Leave comment

You must be logged in as a member to add comment to this blog