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Beautiful planar geometry theorems not encountered in high school
Take any triangle, and draw any number of cevians from the top vertex to the base, with any spacing between the cevians.
In each sub-triangle thus formed, inscribe a circle.
Now rearrange the order ...
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How to explain square meters?
Peter answered how to explain the ideas to students. So I'll answer your second question:
Is "square meter" a badly-phrased term? What would be a more appropriate term?
It's not badly-...
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