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Two plane geometry problems approached through analytic geometry

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 June 2020

Dina Kamber Hamzić  and
Zenan Šabanac
Dina Kamber Hamzić
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Sarajevo, Zmaja od Bosne 33-35, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina e-mails: dinakamber@pmf.unsa.ba; zsabanac@pmf.unsa.ba
Zenan Šabanac
Affiliation:
Department of Mathematics, University of Sarajevo, Zmaja od Bosne 33-35, 71000 Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina e-mails: dinakamber@pmf.unsa.ba; zsabanac@pmf.unsa.ba
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Geometry is a very interesting, applicable and beautiful part of mathematics. However, geometry is often difficult for students to understand and demanding for teachers to teach [1]. Constructing proofs in geometric problems turns out to be particularly difficult, even for high attaining students [2]. Sometimes, students do not even know where to start when trying to solve these [3].

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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 104 , Issue 560 , July 2020 , pp. 255 - 261
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