From the Heron's problem to models of conics

Authors

  • Pavel Leischner Pedagogical Faculty, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice
  • Libuše Samková Pedagogical Faculty, University of South Bohemia, České Budějovice

Abstract

Heron's problem is as follows: In a plane are given two points A and B on the same side of a straight line p. Find the point C on p such that |AC| + |BC| is minimal.

Replacementof constants andvariables inHeron'ssolutions enables to createmodelsof conic sectionsby paper foldingorin a dynamicgeometry.

Published

2014-01-03

How to Cite

Leischner, P., & Samková, L. (2014). From the Heron’s problem to models of conics. MATHEMATICS–PHYSICS–INFORMATICS, 23(1), 9–14. Retrieved from https://mfi.upol.cz/index.php/mfi/article/view/106

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Section

Mathematics