Folding a Triangle—Optimally

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2023-10
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Sarkar, Jyotirmoy
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Mathematical Sciences, School of Science
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How should you fold a triangular piece of paper, satisfying some constraints and optimizing an objective function?

We hope you enjoy the interplay among geometry, algebra, trigonometry and calculus as we solve the problems, and be inspired to pose and solve more problems.

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single variable calculus, monotonic transformation, quadratic formula
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Sarkar, J. (2023). Folding a Triangle—Optimally. Resonance, 28(10), 1549–1567. https://doi.org/10.1007/s12045-023-1690-5
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