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102.23 A visual proof that is irrational

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 June 2018

Nick Lord
Nick Lord*
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Tonbridge School, Kent TN9 1JP e-mail: [email protected]
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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 102 , Issue 554 , July 2018 , pp. 311 - 312
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