Month: March 2022

Advanced Logarithm Problems

(A new question of the week) Here is an interesting collection of problems involving logarithms with different bases, which require some unique thinking. And after we’d worked out a good strategy, another problem arose at a whole new level.

Fine Points on Polygons and Polyhedra

Last time, looking at degenerate polygons, I mentioned some other issues pertaining to the definition of a polygon. Let’s take the opportunity to look at them. This post supplements what was said previously in What is a Polyhedron … Really?

Degenerate Polygons

We’ve been looking at degenerate figures, starting with the most interesting case, degenerate conic sections. But other things can also be degenerate, so we should take a look at some of these, which perhaps arise even more often. We’ll examine triangles that aren’t triangles, rectangles that aren’t rectangles, and bigger polygons – or smaller polygons! …

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