MIT Mathematician confirms: Israeli 10th-grader discovers new geometric theorem

Re:MIT Mathematician confirms: Israeli 10th-grader discovers... by nthcolumn on Saturday March 12, 2016 @04:56PM (#11274789)

And wouldn't two of equal length do? I think we are missing an explanation of the theorem.

edit: oh hang on, I see now: Trump Foundation

It's one of those theorems.

edit: yes three mean they can't be longer than the radius. Isn't it interesting. You need 3 for a circle.

What about other shapes?

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Re:MIT Mathematician confirms: Israeli 10th-grader discovers... by jschulenklopper on Saturday March 12, 2016 @05:00PM (#11274809)

Imagine a point inside a circle, close to the edge, and draw two lines to different points to the edge. That point isn't necessarily the center.

Unless you add a third line of equal distance that needs to go to yet another point on the edge. The only way to make that work is if the point is in the center (and the lines automatically are radii).

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Re:MIT Mathematician confirms: Israeli 10th-grader discovers... by apple314159 on Saturday March 12, 2016 @04:59PM (#11274803)

With only two lines of equal distance. the point may not be in the center.

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Re:MIT Mathematician confirms: Israeli 10th-grader discovers... by vonfraginoff on Monday March 14, 2016 @02:03AM (#11281312)

Different Trump.

http://www.crainsnewyork.com/article/20150806/BLOGS02/150809...

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Re:MIT Mathematician confirms: Israeli 10th-grader discovers... by rory096 on Saturday March 12, 2016 @05:17PM (#11274889)

>oh hang on, I see now: Trump Foundation

No relation.

http://www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4774818,00.html

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Re:MIT Mathematician confirms: Israeli 10th-grader discovers... by keehun on Saturday March 12, 2016 @05:06PM (#11274839)

This is what could happen with only two lines. An approximate drawing, but you get the idea.[0]

[0]: http://imgur.com/gDjm3AS

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