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A Circular Problem

Three circles of varying radius are mutually tangent. The area of the triangle connecting their centers is given. Find the radius of the third circle.

Guidelines for Submissions
Guidelines for Submissions
Going Through the Paces

There is a four sided field.

Minimizing Cost

A gentleman has bought a rectangular piece of land whose perimeter is to be 100 rods; and he is to pay 1 dollar for each rod in the length of the land and 3 dollars for each rod in the breath of the land.

Mathematical Treasure: Isaac Greenwood's Arithmetick
Image of first arithmetic book published in the English colonies in what is now the Eastern United States
Math Archives: History of Mathematics website
A website with links to information about numerous topics in the history of mathematics.
Mathematics Emerging: A Sourcebook 1540 - 1900

A new sourcebook containing the works in their original form along with a translation and a brief commentary.

Teaching Leonardo: An Integrated Approach
Classrom suggestions for integrating Leonardo's ideas in several different classes
Hands on History, A Resource for Teaching Math

A collection of articles dealing with mathematical models and objects and how they can be used in teaching.

Fields of Grain

I have two fields of grain. From the first field I harvest 2/3 sila (a measurement of grain volume) per sar (a unit of area); from the second, 1/2 sila per sar.

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