A solution to the Basel problem that uses Euclid's inscribed angle theorem

DOI10.4169/MATH.MAG.87.3.222zbMATH Open1298.40005OpenAlexW2750935424MaRDI QIDQ2929534FDOQ2929534

Authors: David Brink 

Publication date: 12 November 2014

Published in: Mathematics Magazine (Search for Journal in Brave)

Full work available at URL: https://doi.org/10.4169/math.mag.87.3.222

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zbMATH Keywords

Basel probleminscribed angle theorem

Mathematics Subject Classification ID

Approximation to limiting values (summation of series, etc.) (40A25) Elementary problems in Euclidean geometries (51M04)

Cited In (1)

• A Wilf–Zeilberger–Based Solution to the Basel Problem With Applications

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