On the construction of the n-th roots of positive real numbers

Authors

  • Luděk Spíchal Czech Forestry Academy Trutnov

Abstract

The paper deals with a geometric construction of the n-th root of a real number based on the usage of generalized unit parabolas. The proofs of all presented constructions and supplementary exercises rely on tools of analytic geometry at the high school level.

Published

2023-03-01

How to Cite

Spíchal, L. (2023). On the construction of the n-th roots of positive real numbers. MATHEMATICS–PHYSICS–INFORMATICS, 32(1), 9–19. Retrieved from https://mfi.upol.cz/index.php/mfi/article/view/701

Issue

Section

Mathematics