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The Death of
Distance: from Pythagoras to Galileo An event at the Dome, November 29th, 2000 |
Ancient
Egyptians
A rope
compass
Move the red points to try to form the "rope" into a triangle. The lengths of parts of the rope can be adjusted. Make the yellow part 3, the green part 4 and the blue part 5. Now form a triangle. What angle do the yellow and green parts make?