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The asymmetric propeller with squares, and some extensions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 August 2024

Quang Hung Tran
Quang Hung Tran*
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High School for Gifted Students, Vietnam National University at Hanoi, Hanoi, Vietnam e-mail: tranquanghung@hus.edu.vn
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The term ‘Asymmetric Propeller’ and studies on it appeared first in [1] by Bankoff, Erdos and Klamkin, it was in [2] by Alexanderson, and more recently in [3] by Gardner. The original propeller theorem refers to three congruent equilateral triangles that share the same vertex.

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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 108 , Issue 572 , July 2024 , pp. 283 - 291
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