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http://dx.doi.org/10.7858/eamj.2014.012

The reinterpretation and the visualization of the cube duplication problem solving in medieval Islam  

Kim, Hyang Sook (Department of Applied Mathematics, Inje University)
Pak, Jin Suk (Department of Mathematics Education, Kyungpook National University)
Lee, Eun Kyoung (Department of Mathematics Education, Kyungpook National University)
Lee, Jae Don (Department of Mathematics Education, Daegu University)
Ha, Hyoung Soo (Daegu Science High School)
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Abstract
This study, utilizing several features about plane figures covered in the current secondary curriculum of mathematics and reviewing two solutions to cube duplication problem presented by Menaechmus, proving the solution by Nicomedes and visualizing solutions based on Apollonius' 'Conics' by medieval Islam geometricians such as Ab$\bar{u}$ Bakr al-Haraw$\bar{i}$, AbAb$\bar{u}$ J$\acute{a}$far al-Kh$\bar{a}$zin, Nas$\bar{i}$r al-D$\bar{i}$n al-T$\bar{u}s\bar{i}$, Y$\bar{u}$suf al-Mu'taman ibn H$\bar{u}$d, introduce to teachers and students in the field where the question of cube duplication problem comes from and which solving method has developed it and suggests new methods for visualization using dynamic geometry program as well so that the contents reviewed can be used in the filed. The solving methods to cube duplication problem in this paper are very creative and increase the practicality, efficiency and value of Mathematics, and provide students and teachers with the opportunities to reconfirm the importance and beauty of basic knowledge in the secondary geometry in the process of visualization of drawing figures using dynamic geometry program.
Keywords
cube duplication problem; medieval Islam; construction; visualization;
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