1885Proceedings of the Edinburgh Mathematical SocietyOpen access

To transform a rectangle into a square

W. Peddie

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Let l be the length of the rectangle and b its breadth, while s is the side of the square equal to it in area; s is found, of course, by taking l: s = s : b. A number of different cases arise.

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Let l be the length of the rectangle and b its breadth, while s is the side of the square equal to it in area; s is found, of course, by taking l: s = s : b. A number of different cases arise.

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Let l be the length of the rectangle and b its breadth, while s is the side of the square equal to it in area; s is found, of course, by taking l: s = s : b. A number of different cases arise.

Key concepts: Rectangle, Square (algebra), Combinatorics, Mathematics, Geometry

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