Quadrilaterals and tetrahedra

Authors: Mammana, Maria Flavia1; Micale, Biagio1; Pennisi, Mario1

Source: International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, Volume 40, Number 6, January 2009 , pp. 817-828(12)

Publisher: Taylor and Francis Ltd

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Abstract:

In this note we show the existence of a surprising analogy between quadrilaterals and tetrahedra, determining some properties that hold for both families of figures. This analogy suggests some new properties of quadrilaterals.

Keywords: quadrilateral; tetrahedron; centroid; anticentre; Monge point

Document Type: Research article

DOI: 10.1080/00207390902912860

Affiliations: 1: Department of Mathematics and Computer Science, University of Catania, Catania 95100, Italy

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