Mathematical table-turning revisited.

DOI10.1007/BF02986206MaRDI QIDQ1013679zbMATH OpenOpenAlexFDO

Authors Rainer Löwen, Marty Ross, William Baritompa, Burkard Polster

Publication date 20 April 2009

Published in The Mathematical Intelligencer (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL https://arxiv.org/abs/math/0511490

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Recreational mathematics (00A08) Convex sets in (2) dimensions (including convex curves) (52A10)

Abstract: We investigate under which conditions a rectangular table can be placed with all four feet touching a continuous ground by turning it on the spot.

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