The open mouth theorem, or the scissors lemma, for orthocentric tetrahedra (Q1928608)
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The open mouth theorem, or the scissors lemma, for orthocentric tetrahedra (English)
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3 January 2013
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It is quite evident, and Euclid proved it in Proposition 24, Book I of his Elements, that if an angle of a triangle is increased without changing the length of its arms then the opposite side also increases. In this paper it is shown that an analogue is still true in orthocentric tetrahedra (those with concurrent altitudes) but it is no longer true for general tetrahedra.
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content of a solid angle
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open mouth theorem
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orthocentric tetrahedron
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polar sine
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sine of a solid angle
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solid angle
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trihedral angle
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