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Adventitious angles problem: the lonely fractional derived angle

Classical Analysis and ODEs 2024-05-07 v1

Abstract

In the "classical" adventitious angle problem, for a given set of three angles aa, bb, and cc measured in integral degrees in an isosceles triangle, a fourth angle θ\theta (the derived angle), also measured in integral degrees, is sought. We generalize the problem to find θ\theta in fractional degrees. We show that the triplet (a,b,c)=(45,45,15)(a, b, c) = (45^\circ, 45^\circ, 15^\circ) is the only combination that leads to θ=712\theta = 7\frac{1}{2}^\circ as the fractional derived angle.

Cite

@article{arxiv.2405.02352,
  title  = {Adventitious angles problem: the lonely fractional derived angle},
  author = {Yong Kong and Shaowei Zhang},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2405.02352},
  year   = {2024}
}
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