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Man versus Computer

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2016

Stan Dolan
Stan Dolan*
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A few years ago, Shail [1] described earlier computer-assisted work on the Lester circle. Shail then showed how a Cartesian proof was ‘just feasible by hand’ but that it was more convenient to use computer algebra systems.

However, not relying on computer assistance does have the advantage that it forces us to search for improvements in our methods. In this instance, using vectors referenced to a special set of three coplanar axes enables us to avoid involved computations.

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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 91 , Issue 522 , November 2007 , pp. 469 - 480
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Copyright © The Mathematical Association 2007

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References

1. Shail, Ron A proof of Lester’s Theorem, Math. Gaz. 85 (July 2001) pp. 226–232.Google Scholar
2. Lester, J. A. Triangles III: Complex triangle functions, Aequationes Mathematicae 53 (1997) pp. 4–35.Google Scholar
3. Duff, Michael Problem 89.E, Math. Gaz. 89 (July 2005) p. 314.Google Scholar