Showing posts with label semicircle. Show all posts
Showing posts with label semicircle. Show all posts

Sunday, May 3, 2026

Geometric Challenge

1618 Geometry Problem: Altitudes and Semicircles in Harmony

Share your proof or solution in the comments below.
Target Audience: K-12, Honors Geometry, and College Mathematics Education.

Uncover the mathematical elegance hidden within heritage. In Problem 1618, we transition to the "Sacred Geometry" of circular systems. This challenge explores the sophisticated interplay of semicircles and diameters to reveal a striking set of concyclic points, reminiscent of the intentional alignments found in Incan architecture.
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Illustration of Geometry Problem 1618: Machu Picchu Heritage
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Proposed Solution
We invite students, teachers, and math enthusiasts to share their insights. This challenge involves altitudes and circular properties that can be unlocked using synthetic geometry.

How to contribute:
Post your step-by-step proof in the comments below. Feel free to:
  • Describe the theorems applied.
  • Share a link to your dynamic construction (GeoGebra, Desmos).
Be the first to submit a formal solution for this heritage-themed problem!
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Saturday, March 14, 2026

Geometric Challenge

Problem 1614 - Area Equivalence in a Semicircle with Inscribed Rectangles, Synthetic Geometry.

Geometry Challenge 1614: Share your proof or solution in the comments below.
Target Audience: K-12, Honors Geometry, and College Mathematics Education.

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Illustration of Geometry Problem 1614
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Proposed Solution
We invite students, teachers, and enthusiasts to share their proofs. This classic challenge can be approached using synthetic geometry.

How to contribute:
Post your step-by-step proof in the comments below. Feel free to:
  • Describe your construction and properties applied (centroid/medians).
  • Provide a link to a diagram (GeoGebra, Desmos, etc.) if you have one.
Be the first to submit a formal solution!
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Please use the box below to Enter your Comment or Solution. You can use plain text or provide links to your diagrams.

Thursday, November 20, 2025

Geometry Problem 1609: Radius of a Semicircle Tangent to Two Sides of a Triangle

Challenging Geometry Problem 1609. Share your solution by posting it in the comment box provided.
Audience: Mathematics Education - K-12 Schools, Honors Geometry, and College Level.

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Tuesday, October 28, 2025

Geometry Problem 1608: Right Triangle Area from Incircle Tangent Segments and Hypotenuse Perpendiculars

Challenging Geometry Problem 1608. Share your solution by posting it in the comment box provided.
Audience: Mathematics Education - K-12 Schools, Honors Geometry, and College Level.

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Wednesday, June 11, 2025

Geometry Problem 1602: Find the Distance from the Semicircle’s Center to the Incenter

Challenging Geometry Puzzle: Problem 1602. Share your solution by posting it in the comment box provided.
Audience: Mathematics Education - K-12 Schools, Honors Geometry, and College Level.

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Tuesday, February 4, 2025

Geometry Problem 1592: A Semicircle Challenge for Mental Clarity Involving Radii, Perpendiculars, Midpoint

Challenging Geometry Puzzle: Problem 1592. Share your solution by posting it in the comment box provided.
Audience: Mathematics Education - K-12 Schools, Honors Geometry, and College Level.

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Wednesday, January 15, 2025

Geometry Problem 1588: Unlocking the Tangent: Prove the Fifth of the Radius in a Sector with Semicircle

Challenging Geometry Puzzle: Problem 1588. Share your solution by posting it in the comment box provided.
Audience: Mathematics Education - K-12 Schools, Honors Geometry, and College Level.

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Saturday, June 10, 2023

Geometry Problem 1544 Challenge: Calculate the Area of a Triangle with Given Arc and Semicircle Intersections

Geometry Problem 1544. Post your solution in the comment box below.
Level: Mathematics Education, K-12 School, Honors Geometry, College.

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Geometry Problem 1544 Challenge: Calculate the Area of a Triangle with Given Arc and Semicircle Intersections

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Sunday, April 2, 2023

Crack the Code of Geometry Problem 1532: How to Find the Angle in a Square with a Tangent Semicircle

Geometry Problem 1532. Post your solution in the comment box below.
Level: Mathematics Education, K-12 School, Honors Geometry, College.

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Geometry Problem 1532: Crack the Code of Geometry Problem 1532: How to Find the Angle in a Square with a Tangent Semicircle.

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Sunday, January 12, 2020

Geometry Problem 1453: Two Semicircles, Cyclic Quadrilateral, Concyclic Points

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Level: Mathematics Education, High School, Honors Geometry, College.

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Geometry Problem 1453: Two Semicircles, Cyclic Quadrilateral, Concyclic Points, iPad apps, Tutoring.

Saturday, December 31, 2016

Geometry Problem 1301: Arbelos, Semicircles, Diameters, Circle, Incircle, Incenter, Square, Midpoint, Concurrency

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Level: Mathematics Education, High School, Honors Geometry, College.

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Geometry Problem 1301: Arbelos, Semicircles, Diameters, Circle, Incircle, Incenter, Square, Midpoint, Concurrency.

Friday, December 30, 2016

Geometry Problem 1300: Arbelos, Semicircles, Diameters, Circle, Incircle, Tangent, Perpendicular, Concurrent Lines

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Level: Mathematics Education, High School, Honors Geometry, College.

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Geometry Problem 1300 Elements: Arbelos, Semicircles, Diameters, Circle, Incircle, Tangent, Perpendicular, Concurrent Lines.

Saturday, December 24, 2016

Geometry Problem 1298 Arbelos, Semicircles, Diameters, Circle, Incircle, Tangent, Angle Bisector, Perpendicular, Midpoint

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Level: Mathematics Education, High School, Honors Geometry, College.

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Geometry Problem 1298 Arbelos, Semicircles, Diameters, Circle, Incircle, Tangent, Angle Bisector, Perpendicular, Midpoint.

Friday, December 23, 2016

Geometry Problem 1297 Arbelos, Semicircles, Diameters, Circle, Incircle, Tangent, Angle Bisector

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Level: Mathematics Education, High School, Honors Geometry, College.

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Geometry Problem 1297 Arbelos, Semicircles, Diameters, Circle, Incircle, Tangent, Angle Bisector.

Monday, November 30, 2015

Geometry Problem 1168: Construction of the Inscribed Circle of the Arbelos, Semicircles, Diameter, Circle, Triangle, Circumcircle, Tangent

Geometry Problem. Post your solution in the comments box below.
Level: Mathematics Education, High School, Honors Geometry, College.

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Online Math: Geometry Problem 1168: Construction of the Inscribed Circle of the Arbelos, Semicircles, Diameter, Circle, Triangle, Circumcircle, Tangent.

Tuesday, February 24, 2015

Geometry Problem 1089. Square, Semicircle, Tangent, Triangle, Area

Geometry Problem. Post your solution in the comment box below.
Level: Mathematics Education, High School, Honors Geometry, College.

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Online Math: Geometry Problem 1089. Square, Semicircle, Tangent, Triangle, Area.

Saturday, February 14, 2015

Geometry Problem 1083: Semicircle, Diameter, Perpendicular, 90 Degrees, Tangent Line, Metric Relations

Geometry Problem. Post your solution in the comment box below.
Level: Mathematics Education, High School, Honors Geometry, College.

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Online Math: Geometry Problem 1083: Semicircle, Diameter, Perpendicular, 90 Degrees, Tangent Line, Metric Relations.

Sunday, December 28, 2014

Geometry Problem 1071: Arbelos, Semicircles, Diameter, Circle, Perpendicular, Common Tangent, Parallel, Collinear Points, Midpoint, 90 Degrees

Geometry Problem. Post your solution in the comments box below.
Level: Mathematics Education, High School, Honors Geometry, College.

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Online Math: Geometry Problem 1071: Arbelos, Semicircles, Diameter, Circle, Perpendicular, Common Tangent, Parallel, Collinear Points, Midpoint, 90 Degrees.