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Using A4-sized paper to illustrate that is irrational

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  03 February 2017

Nick Lord
Nick Lord*
Affiliation:
Tonbridge School, Kent TN9 1JP

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Teaching Notes
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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 101 , Issue 550 , March 2017, pp. 142 - 145
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Copyright © Mathematical Association 2017 

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