Ramanujan and pythagoras!

CoMac (2012) Ramanujan and pythagoras! At Right Angles, 1 (2). pp. 41-42.

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Abstract

An interesting extract from Ramanujan’s notebooks which makes for a great classroom exercise in geometry, with a dash of algebra thrown in. An enterprising teacher could do this proof in stages — starting from showing students the figure and asking them to prove the theorem; if they can’t, providing them with enough scaffolding to help them complete the proof

Item Type:	Articles in APF Magazines
Authors:	CoMac
Document Language:	Language English
Uncontrolled Keywords:	Ramanujan, Theorem, Scaffolding, Algebra
Subjects:	Natural Sciences > Mathematics
Divisions:	Azim Premji University - Bengaluru > University Publications > At Right Angles
Full Text Status:	Public
URI:	http://publications.azimpremjiuniversity.edu.in/id/eprint/1588
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