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Becoming Archimedes

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Author:Samir Boulos
Description: Imagine you are living in the era of Archimedes (287-212BC). Calculus (the study of differentiation and integration) has not yet been invented. You want to find the area of a circle of radius 2 meters. You can't use the equation for the area of a circle, A = pi*r^2, because at that time no such equation existed. In this article you will find some ideas and ways to tackle such an area problem.
Levels: High School (9-12)
Languages: English
Math Topics: Conic Sections and Circles, History and Biography

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