Four Solutions of a Geometry Problem

TOH Pee Choon, HO Weng Kin, LEONG Yew Hoong, TAY Eng Guan, and TONG Cherng Luen

National Institute of Education
Nanyang Technological University
Singapore

Published in The Mathematician Educator, 2020, Vol 1, No. 2, pp 75-82.

Abstract

This article focuses on a challenging geometry problem that was originally posed to primary school students. Four solution approaches, ranging from elementary to advanced, are discussed. Reflections on these approaches and the problem solving processes are also shared.

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