How to Inscribe a Square in a Triangle

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This Demonstration explains the steps involved in obtaining a square inscribed in a triangle using a particular side as its base. The same procedure applies to the other sides and so a triangle can have at most three inscribed squares. It is pointed out when a side of the triangle cannot be the base of an inscribed square.

External Links

Inscribed (Wolfram MathWorld)

Permanent Citation

Jaime Rangel-Mondragon
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​"How to Inscribe a Square in a Triangle"​
​http://demonstrations.wolfram.com/HowToInscribeASquareInATriangle/​
​Wolfram Demonstrations Project​
​Published: August 3, 2011