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Involutions and Problems Involving Perimeter and Area
by Joseph Wiener (Pan American University), Henjin Chi (Pan American University) and Hushang Poorkarimi (Pan American University)
This article originally appeared in:College Mathematics Journal
May, 1988
Subject classification(s): Algebra and Number Theory | Algebra
Applicable Course(s): 2.1 College Algebra
Elementary examples, specifically Pythagorean triangles, illustrate the idea of involutions.
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