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WildTrig0: An Invitation to Geometry: the WildTrig series
by njwildberger 15,240 views
Introduces the WildTrig series, inviting you to learn a new approach to geometry and trigonometry. This series will give a careful introduction to rational trigonometry and universal geometry---valid over a general field.
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WildTrig1: Why Trig is Hard
by njwildberger 36,193 views
The usual trigonometry is overly complicated, inaccurate and logically dubious. This is the first of a series that shows you a better way---rational trigonometry! Rational trigonometry replaces distance and angle with more algebraic notions called quadrance and spread. All of those complicated formulas become much simpler, you don't need a calculator any more, and the theory extends Euclidean geometry to arbitrary fields!
What mathematics teacher or student could ask for more?
Assoc. Prof. N J Wildberger from UNSW is also the creator of the MathFoundations series, the WildLinAlg series, and a more advanced video series on Algebraic Topology. Enjoy! -
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WildTrig2: Quadrance via Pythagoras and Archimedes
by njwildberger 18,184 views
We show how the basic notion of rational trigonometry---quadrance---arises from the geometry of the ancient Greeks. The little-known sister theorem to Pythagoras features prominently, and is closely related to a theorem of Archimedes.
For someone brought up on classical trigonometry, quadrance is the square of the distance. But future generations will come around to the Euclidean realization that it is quadrance which is actually the fundamental quantity: distance is the square root of quadrance--assuming (and it is a BIG assumption) that you have a viable theory of square roots around.
Pythagoras' theorem is matched up with the Triple quad formula (TQF) ---in my opinion these are the two most important theorems in mathematics. The reach of the TQF is long indeed. -
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WildTrig3: Spread, angles and astronomy
by njwildberger 14,478 views
Angles have their origin in astronomy and spherical trigonometry. Here we introduce the rational alternative, called spread, and give examples from ISO paper sizes to the faces of a dodecahedron.
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WildTrig4: Five main laws of rational trigonometry
by njwildberger 13,499 views
We derive from first principles the main laws of rational trigonometry, using the concepts of quadrance and spread to replace the usual distance and angle. Most everything works out much simpler.
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WildTrig5: Applications of rational trigonometry
by njwildberger 11,666 views
Rational trigonometry is applied to solve four examples of practical problems, concerning a flagpole, a ladder, a kite and the distance from a point to a line.
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WildTrig6: Heron's formula viewed rationally
by njwildberger 10,295 views
Heron's formula, originally due to Archimedes, is here recast in a simpler and more natural form. And we prove it, using one of the basic laws of rational trigonometry.
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WildTrig7: Solving triangles with rational trigonometry
by njwildberger 8,339 views
Shows how to solve triangles using the framework of rational trigonometry with quadrances and spreads replacing distance and angle.
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WildTrig8: Centers of triangles with rational trigonometry
by njwildberger 6,258 views
We study the circumcenter, orthocenter and centroid of a triangle using rational trigonometry.
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WildTrig9: The laws of proportion for a triangle
by njwildberger 5,639 views
Using rational trigonometry we develop Menelaus' and Ceva's theorem and some related results, namely the Law of Proportions, and the Alternating spreads theorem.
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WildTrig10: Geometry of circles with rational trigonometry
by njwildberger 6,208 views
We derive some of the most fundamental facts about a circle using rational trigonometry---the Subtended spread theorems and the Equal products theorem.
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WildTrig11: Applications of rational trig to surveying (I)
by njwildberger 9,945 views
Rational trigonometry can be used to solve surveying problems, usually more simply than the current way. This video gives three examples: finding the height of a mountain, Regiomontanus' problem, and spreads over a right triangle.
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WildTrig12: Cartesian coordinates and geometry
by njwildberger 10,854 views
Cartesian coordinates allow us to talk precisely about points and lines, parallel and perpendicular, and quadrance and spread---the two main concepts from rational trigonometry.
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WildTrig13: Why spreads are better than angles
by njwildberger 2,656 views
This video reconciles two different definitions of the spread between two lines. It also shows why spreads are generally superior to angles in a Cartesian framework.
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WildTrig14: Rational parameters for circles
by njwildberger 3,381 views
The usual unit circle is best described by rational parameters, not transcendental ones. This approach is much older, and connects with Pythagorean triples, along with rational trigonometry.
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WildTrig15: Complex numbers and rotations
by njwildberger 18,738 views
Complex numbers are here explained using geometry and their intimate connection with dilations and rotations. Pure rotations are related to the parametrization of the unit circle.
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WildTrig16: Rational Trigonometry Quiz 1
by njwildberger 2,572 views
This is a quiz on Rational Trigonometry, with seven interesting and challenging questions. You can also try to solve them using classical trigonometry---but remember: only correct answers are allowed.
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WildTrig17: Rational trigonometry: Solutions to Quiz 1
by njwildberger 2,600 views
Five problems involving a triangle, a surveying problem, a kite, a piece of paper and a cyclic quadrilateral are solved using rational trigonometry.
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WildTrig18: Medians, altitudes and vertex bisectors
by njwildberger 3,334 views
We discuss inversion in a circle, and medians, altitudes and vertex bisectors of a triangle. These are solutions to the final two questions of Quiz 1 in WildTrig16.
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WildTrig19: Trigonometry with finite fields (I)
by njwildberger 4,058 views
An introduction to finite fields, based on first understanding rational numbers. This will be the basis of extending geometry and trigonometry to the finite setting.
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WildTrig20: Trigonometry with Finite Fields (II)
by njwildberger 3,455 views
This video explains more about arithmetic in a finite field, shows how to visualize points in a finite plane, and how to compute quadrance and spread. Examples are taken from the field with seven elements.
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WildTrig21: Trigonometry with Finite Fields (III)
by njwildberger 2,314 views
This video discusses lines in Euclidean geometry over finite fields, and shows why the Spread and Cross laws hold. The circumcenter and circumcircle of an example triangle are found over F_7.
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WildTrig22: Highlights from triangle geometry (I)
by njwildberger 3,701 views
The Euler line, the nine-point circle, incenters and isogonal conjugation.
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WildTrig23: Highlights from triangle geometry (II)
by njwildberger 1,991 views
Equilateral triangles, Napoleon's theorem and Morley's theorem are discussed from the view of rational trigonometry. We give an example over a finite field with 11 elements.
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WildTrig24: Spread polynomials
by njwildberger 2,142 views
Spread polynomials are the rational trigonometry equivalent of Chebyshev polynomials. This video shows what they look like, how to compute them and how they link to geometry.
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WildTrig25: Pentagons and five-fold symmetry
by njwildberger 3,122 views
Regular pentagons, pentagrams and five fold symmetry. Ruler and compass construction, golden ratio spreads, kite and dart from Penrose tiles
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WildTrig26: Applications of rational trig to surveying (II)
by njwildberger 1,806 views
How to cut a train track up a hill, how to compare two vertical spreads, how to measure a height from three vertical spread measurements.
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WildTrig27: Stewart's theorem
by njwildberger 2,777 views
Stewart's theorem relates measurements on a triangle to an additional line through a vertex. Here we present the rational version, give a simple proof, some examples and an application.
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WildTrig28: What size ladder fits around a corner?
by njwildberger 1,709 views
The famous ladder problem, here solved using rational trigonometry.
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WildTrig29: Trisecting angles and Hadley's theorem
by njwildberger 2,455 views
Trisecting angles from a rational trigonometry point of view, featuring a new theorem of Hadley, and relations to the trisectrix.
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WT30: Polar coordinates and rational trigonometry
by njwildberger 3,122 views
After a review of the usual polar coordinates, we introduce the rational version, and illustrate via an ellipse, a lemniscate and the trisectrix.
This video is part of the WildTrig series, which introduces Rational Trigonometry and applies it to many different aspects of geometry. -
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WT31: Introduction to Projective Geometry
by njwildberger 18,712 views
A first look at Projective Geometry, starting with Pappus' theorem, Desargues theorem and a fundamental relation between quadrangles and quadrilaterals.
This video is part of the WildTrig series, which introduces Rational Trigonometry and applies it to many different aspects of geometry. -
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WT32: Projective geometry and perspective
by njwildberger 9,217 views
Projective geometry has close links to artist's attempts to render accurately three dimensional objects in two dimensions. We introduce three basic rules for such perspectivities, concerning images of lines, images of parallel lines, and images of conic sections.
This video is part of the WildTrig series, which introduces Rational Trigonometry and applies it to many different aspects of geometry. -
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WT33: Projective geometry and homogeneous coordinates
by njwildberger 13,585 views
One of the most important mathematical advances occurred in the 1800's with the introduction of homogeneous coordinates to describe the true nature of the projective plane.
This video is part of the WildTrig series, which introduces Rational Trigonometry and applies it to many different aspects of geometry. -
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WT34: Lines and planes in projective geometry
by njwildberger 9,191 views
How to think about both projective points and projective lines via lines and planes in 3D geometry. Also we discuss some basic facts about 3D geometry, relating perpendicularity and quadrances.
This video is part of the WildTrig series, which introduces Rational Trigonometry and applies it to many different aspects of geometry. -
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WT35: Affine geometry and barycentric coordinates
by njwildberger 9,183 views
Affine geometry is the geometry of parallel lines. Using parallelism, we show how to construct a ruled line, how to find the midpoint of a segment, and divide a segment into a given ratio. We connect this to Archimedes law of the lever, and then extend to barycentric coordinates with respect to a triangle.
This video is part of the WildTrig series, which introduces Rational Trigonometry and applies it to many different aspects of geometry. -
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WT36: Affine geometry and vectors
by njwildberger 6,968 views
Using vectors, we define parallelograms, discuss affine combinations, and show how to derive barycentric coordinates without any notion of weights.
This video is part of the WildTrig series, which introduces Rational Trigonometry and applies it to many different aspects of geometry.
This video is part of the WildTrig series, which introduces Rational Trigonometry and applies it to many different aspects of geometry. -
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WT37: The cross ratio
by njwildberger 5,338 views
The cross ratio is the most important invariant in projective geometry, and plays a key role in hyperbolic geometry. We introduce it here using vectors, that is in the framework of affine geometry.
This video is part of the WildTrig series, which introduces Rational Trigonometry and applies it to many different aspects of geometry.
This video is part of the WildTrig series, which introduces Rational Trigonometry and applies it to many different aspects of geometry. -
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WT38: More about the cross ratio
by njwildberger 2,899 views
We extend the cross ratio from four collinear points to four concurrent lines, and introduce the special cases of harmonic ranges and harmonic pencils.
This video is part of the WildTrig series, which introduces Rational Trigonometry and applies it to many different aspects of geometry. -
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WT39: Harmonic ranges and pencils
by njwildberger 2,566 views
Four points on a line with a cross ratio of -1 form a harmonic range. Four lines through a point with a cross ratio of -1 form a harmonic pencil. These two notions are intimately linked, and related naturally to quadrangles and quadrilaterals.
This video is part of the WildTrig series, which introduces Rational Trigonometry and applies it to many different aspects of geometry. -
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WT40: The fundamental theorem of projective geometry
by njwildberger 4,735 views
The fundamental theorem of projective geometry states that any four planar non-collinear points (a quadrangle) can be sent to any quadrangle via a projectivity, that is a sequence of perspectivities. We prove this by first establishing the simpler one-dimensional case of three points on a projective line.
This video is part of the WildTrig series, which introduces Rational Trigonometry and applies it to many different aspects of geometry. -
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WT41: Conics via projective geometry
by njwildberger 6,740 views
Conics, such as circles, ellipses, hyperbolas and parabolas, can be defined purely within projective geometry, as realized by the nineteenth century German mathematician Steiner. This is done by using projectivities. There are essentially two dual constructions, one giving a line conic, the other a point conic. We illustrate using The Geometer's Sketchpad, a useful software program for students of geometry.
This video is part of the WildTrig series, which introduces Rational Trigonometry and applies it to many different aspects of geometry. -
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WT42: An algebraic framework for rational trigonometry (I)
by njwildberger 1,751 views
Rational trigonometry can be developed purely algebraically, without any pictures. This video reminds you of the basic concepts of quadrance and spread and their definitions in terms of coordinates.
This video is part of the WildTrig series, which introduces Rational Trigonometry and applies it to many different aspects of geometry. -
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WT43: An algebraic framework for rational trigonometry (II)
by njwildberger 1,818 views
The most powerful law in geometry is the Cross law, the rational analog of the Cosine law. It includes as special cases Pythagoras' theorem and the Triple quad formula. Here we sketch a purely algebraic derivation of the Cross law, and then how the other four main laws of rational trigonometry follow from it.
This video is part of the WildTrig series, which introduces Rational Trigonometry and applies it to many different aspects of geometry. -
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WT44: How to learn mathematics
by njwildberger 23,690 views
A few thoughts on how to learn mathematics, that should also be relevant for this course in Rational Trigonometry and Geometry. The basic idea: `Mathematics is a landscape'. So learning mathematics is not that different from becoming knowledgable about an unfamiliar city or terrain. This is a short break from our usual thread of rational trigonometry!
This video is part of the WildTrig series, which introduces Rational Trigonometry and applies it to many different aspects of geometry. -
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WT45: Einstein's special relativity: an introduction
by njwildberger 6,012 views
Einstein's special theory of relativity (1905) was recast by Minkowski in terms of the geometry of a four dimensional spacetime. This video gives an introduction to this idea, motivating our study of two dimensional relativistic (red) geometry.
This video is part of the WildTrig series, which introduces Rational Trigonometry and applies it to many different aspects of geometry. -
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WT46: Red geometry (I)
by njwildberger 3,055 views
Red geometry is a two dimensional relativistic geometry in the spirit of rational trigonometry, using variants of the usual quadrance and spread. The usual grid plane is still the arena in which this geometry lives, but the notion of perpendicularity is new. A wonderful new world of geometry emerges from just a twist of the old definitions!
This video is part of the WildTrig series, which introduces Rational Trigonometry and applies it to many different aspects of geometry. -
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WT47: Red geometry (II)
by njwildberger 2,431 views
We give some examples of calculating quadrances and spreads in red geometry, and illustrating some of the usual laws of rational trigonometry. The concurrence of the red circumcenter, centroid and orthocenter on the `red Euler line' is shown in a special case.
This video is part of the WildTrig series, which introduces Rational Trigonometry and applies it to many different aspects of geometry. -
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WT48: Red geometry (III)
by njwildberger 1,345 views
Remarkably, the main laws of trigonometry in the relativistic (red) setting are exactly the same as those in the Euclidean setting. To establish this, we show first that the Cross law---the most powerful law---holds in red geometry. Then the others, such as Pythagoras, the Triple quad formula, the Spread law and the Triple spread formula, follow much as they do in ordinary (blue) geometry.
This video is part of the WildTrig series, which introduces Rational Trigonometry and applies it to many different aspects of geometry. -
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WT49: Circles in red geometry
by njwildberger 1,774 views
A circle in red geometry looks like a rectangular hyperbola with asymptotes parallel to the lines of slope one and minus one. But in the red setting, such a `red' circle still satisfies many of the properties that we are used to for a circle. So this video shares some of the theorems of WildTrig 10, but in a completely different context.
This video is part of the WildTrig series, which introduces Rational Trigonometry and applies it to many different aspects of geometry. -
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WT50: Green geometry (I)
by njwildberger 1,325 views
There is a second form of planar relativistic geometry, here called green geometry, which plays a similar role to red geometry and is closely related to it. This video introduces this geometry via quadrance and perpendicularity.
This video is part of the WildTrig series, which introduces Rational Trigonometry and applies it to many different aspects of geometry. -
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WT51: Green geometry (II)
by njwildberger 1,228 views
We show that the laws of trigonometry in the relativistic green setting are exactly the same as for Euclidean geometry, and the same as for the red relativistic geometry. We also draw some pictures of `green circles', which are rectangular hyperbolas with asymptotes the coordinate axes, and give as an exercise the Equal products theorem.
This video is part of the WildTrig series, which introduces Rational Trigonometry and applies it to many different aspects of geometry. -
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WT52: Pythagorean triples
by njwildberger 5,311 views
A Pythagorean triple consists of three natural numbers x, and z satisfying x^2+y^2=z^2 . By Pythagoras' theorem, this means these three numbers are the sides of a right triangle. Euclid knew how to solve this equation, and the solution involves three expressions which form also the basis of chromogeometry.
This video is part of the WildTrig series, which introduces Rational Trigonometry and applies it to many different aspects of geometry. -
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WT53: An introduction to chromogeometry
by njwildberger 1,468 views
Chromogeometry is a new three-fold symmetry in planar geometry, that brings together the usual Euclidean geometry (here called `blue') with two relativistic geometries (called `red' and `green'). There are two basic principles: that the three geometries are essentially alike, and that they all fit together to form a harmonious whole.
This video is part of the WildTrig series, which introduces Rational Trigonometry and applies it to many different aspects of geometry. -
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WT54: Chromogeometry and Euler lines
by njwildberger 1,777 views
Chromogeometry allows many features of Euclidean geometry to be widely generalized and enriched. Here we look at the classical Euler line of a triangle, passing through the orthocenter, centroid and circumcenter also from two relativistic geometries. Then we combine all three pictures to produce the remarkable Omega triangle.
This video is part of the WildTrig series, which introduces Rational Trigonometry and applies it to many different aspects of geometry. -
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WT55: Chromogeometry and the Omega triangle
by njwildberger 1,452 views
Chromogeometry allows us to study not just one, but three Euler lines of a triangle. One for each of the three fundamental planar geometries: Euclidean (blue) and the two relativistic geometries called red and green. These Euler lines turn out to be nothing but the medians of the triangle of orthocenters of the original triangle, called the Omega triangle. Many interesting features arise relating orthocenters, circumcenters and nine-point centers of different colours.
This video is part of the WildTrig series, which introduces Rational Trigonometry and applies it to many different aspects of geometry. -
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WT56: Chromogeometry and nine-point circles
by njwildberger 2,194 views
Chromogeometry allows us to consider not just the usual nine-point circle of a triangle, but also a red and a green nine-point circle, which are in fact rectangular hyperbolas. This video uses The Geometer's Sketchpad to illustrate the various special points to be found on these nin-point circles, and how they interact.
This video is part of the WildTrig series, which introduces Rational Trigonometry and applies it to many different aspects of geometry. -
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WT57: Proofs in chromogeometry
by njwildberger 1,047 views
This video outlines how we approach proofs in chromogeometry. The emphasis is on algebraic relations and polynomial identities. A convenient shorthand notation for anti-symmetric polynomials is introduced, and formulas for the orthocenters and circumceneters of a given triangle, in all three coloured geometries---blue, red and green --- are given.
This video is part of the WildTrig series, which introduces Rational Trigonometry and applies it to many different aspects of geometry. -
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WT58: Triangle spread rules
by njwildberger 1,089 views
The three spreads of a triangle satisfy the Triple spread formula, and given two such spreads this gives a quadratic equation for the third. The Triangle spread rules give information about which of the two solutions of this quadratic equation to take in particular circumstances. The notion of sector is introduced, along with notions of acute and obtuse.
This video is part of the WildTrig series, which introduces Rational Trigonometry and applies it to many different aspects of geometry. -
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WT59: Triangle spread rules in action
by njwildberger 940 views
We look at a quadrilateral problem using rational trigonometry and the Triangle spread rules. The triangle spread rules allow us to determine which of two solutions of the Cross law or Triple spread formula is appropriate in many situations.
This video is part of the WildTrig series, which introduces Rational Trigonometry and applies it to many different aspects of geometry. -
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WT60: Acute and obtuse triangles
by njwildberger 1,970 views
We define acute and obtuse triangles, and give inequalities for acuteness in terms of the spreads of the triangle. Then we look at the circumcenter of the triangle, and express it as an affine combination of the vertices. The Triangle spread rules play a role.
This video is part of the WildTrig series, which introduces Rational Trigonometry and applies it to many different aspects of geometry. -
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WT61: Proofs of the Triangle spread rules
by njwildberger 789 views
This video gives proofs of the two Triangle spread rules, which tell us how to choose the third spread of a triangle given two spreads. The arguments are somewhat complicated, involving some rather magical identities.
This video is part of the WildTrig series, which introduces Rational Trigonometry and applies it to many different aspects of geometry. -
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WildTrig62: Rational trigonometry Quiz #2
by njwildberger 748 views
Our second quiz on rational trigonometry, giving four challenging trigonometric problems that can also be tackled with ordinary trigonometry (probably with greater effort and less success, but you can try and see!)
One problem is on vertex bisectors and medians of a particular 6-7-8 triangle, another on squares built inside a pentagon, another on trisecting a right triangle, and the fourth on a flexible quadrilateral.
These problems should be a fun challenge. Warning: they are not easy!
This video is part of the WildTrig series, which introduces Rational Trigonometry and applies it to many different aspects of geometry. -
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WT63: Hints for solutions to Quiz #2
by njwildberger 712 views
We give hints for the four problems of Quiz #2, one concerning the 6-7-8 triangle, another about squares inscribed in the sides of a pentagon, another on trisecting a right triangle, and the last---a harder problem--on finding the diagonals of a quadrilateral given the sides and the angle/spread made by the diagonals.
This video is part of the WildTrig series, which introduces Rational Trigonometry and applies it to many different aspects of geometry. -
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WT64: The 6-7-8 triangle
by njwildberger 787 views
We look at a problem involving a triangle with side lengths 6,7 and 8. We need to find a distance from one vertex to the meet of a median and a vertex (or angle) bisector. In this video we give a solution involving straigthforward triangle by triangle analysis using rational trigonometry.
This video is part of the WildTrig series, which introduces Rational Trigonometry and applies it to many different aspects of geometry. -
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WT65: Barycentric coordinates and the 6-7-8 triangle
by njwildberger 1,018 views
Here we present another solution to the 6-7-8 triangle problem, this time using barycentric coorindates. This gives us a chance to apply the idea of assigning weights to the vertices of a triangle to determine various ratios formed by lines from the vertices meeting at a point.
This video is part of the WildTrig series, which introduces Rational Trigonometry and applies it to many different aspects of geometry. -
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WT66: Squares in a pentagon
by njwildberger 710 views
We use rational trigonometry to solve a problem concerning a pentagon with inscribed touching squares---the question being to find the ratio of the sides of the pentagon to the squares, and also the ratios of two circles, one circumscribing the pentagon, the other inscribed in the squares.
The Golden spreads of WildTrig 25 play a key role, as they do for many problems with five fold symmetry.
This video is part of the WildTrig series, which introduces Rational Trigonometry and applies it to many different aspects of geometry. -
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WT67: Trisecting a right triangle
by njwildberger 1,282 views
We analyse the third problem from our Quiz #2 (WildTrig 62). This problem studies a right triangle which has one vertex trisected, and for which we know two of the three lengths into which the opposite side has been divided. We are asked to find the length of the third segment.
The second and third spread polynomials figure prominently in the solution.
This video is part of the WildTrig series, which introduces Rational Trigonometry and applies it to many different aspects of geometry. -
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WT68: Euler's Four Point Relation
by njwildberger 1,105 views
Euler found the volume of a tetrahedron in terms of the six quadrances of its sides. When the four points lie instead in a plane, the volume is zero, so Euler's formula gives a relation between the six quadrances.
We work towards discovering this relation by studying a particular quadrilateral in the plane, and using rational trigonometry to determine the sixth quadrance from the other five.
This video is part of the WildTrig series, which introduces Rational Trigonometry and applies it to many different aspects of geometry. -
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WT69: What is geometry really about?
by njwildberger 4,521 views
What is geometry really about? Is it pictures or visual patterns? Or constructions? Or simply theorems? In this lecture, we suggest that geometry is, at its heart, actually something else...
We will also have a look at a lovely result for four collinear points, generalizing the Triple quad formula, and related to Brahmagupta's area formula for cyclic quadrilaterals.
This video is part of the WildTrig series, which introduces Rational Trigonometry and applies it to many different aspects of geometry. -
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WT70: Determinants in geometry (I)
by njwildberger 1,636 views
We introduce the determinant of a square matrix, giving explicit formulas for the 1,2,3 and 4 dim cases. The general pattern is also described. Then we give two important examples, one relating to the Triple quad formula and Archimedes' function, and the other to Euler's function, involved in Euler's Four point relation.
This video is part of the WildTrig series, which introduces Rational Trigonometry and applies it to many different aspects of geometry. -
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WT71: Determinants in geometry (II)
by njwildberger 1,632 views
The determinant of a (square) matrix is the most important function in mathematics, appearing in almost every aspect of the subject. Here we look at basic properties of the determinant, illustrated with 2x2 and 3x3 examples. In particular we relate the most important property with matrix multiplication, which is explained.
This video is part of the WildTrig series, which introduces Rational Trigonometry and applies it to many different aspects of geometry.
