Delta-K,  Feature Articles,  Volume 12, Issue 2 & 3

A Computer Application in Trigonometry

Journal of the Mathematics Council of the Alberta Teachers’ Association

Volume 12 Issue 2 & 3, April 1973

16 – 17

A Computer Application in Trigonometry

William J. Bruce

We consider the compass and straight-edge construction of the square roots of the natural numbers, a result that leads to a spiral effect as shown.