Abstract
In this article, we report a study of two-term unit fraction expansions using a geometric approach. It provides us insight on how to find all two-term unit fraction expansions and identify the property of the expansions with smallest maximal denominators, for a given unit fraction. These findings will be useful to lecturers or teachers involved in teaching history of mathematics or elementary number theory. Copyright © 2008 The Author. Published by Oxford University Press on behalf of The Institute of Mathematics and its Applications.
| Original language | English |
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| Pages (from-to) | 43-47 |
| Journal | Teaching Mathematics and its Applications |
| Volume | 28 |
| Issue number | 1 |
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| Publication status | Published - Mar 2009 |
Citation
Man, Y.-K. (2009). A study of two-term unit fraction expansions via geometric approach. Teaching Mathematics and its Applications, 28(1), 43-47.Keywords
- Arithmetic
- Fractions
- Mathematics -- Study and teaching -- History
- Number theory