tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28172905.post4817657683839710712..comments2024-03-03T17:53:46.947-05:00Comments on (x, why?): Completing the Square(x, why?)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17499160002806879025noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28172905.post-30572857235394857722015-06-23T20:33:36.119-04:002015-06-23T20:33:36.119-04:00Interesting,
but if it were more historically acc...Interesting, <br />but if it were more historically accurate, there wouldn't be a crane. ;-)<br /><br />On the other hand, I'd rather it illustrated something I can use with my students. I wish I'd thought of this toward the beginning of the school year.(x, why?)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17499160002806879025noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-28172905.post-59259668669615782602015-06-23T18:02:17.728-04:002015-06-23T18:02:17.728-04:00If you want this particular comic to be more histo...If you want this particular comic to be more historically accurate, you should have only one square missing from the main figure's corner. The geometric process explains the algebraic procedure; this is how it all began with the Babylonians around 1800 BC.Calvin Jongsmanoreply@blogger.com