Alfred_F

Mr. Alfred Flaßhaar

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1 years, 217 days
Brandenburg, Germany
As a retired individual with degrees from German universities in mathematics/analysis and structural engineering, I spent my professional life in responsible positions in research, teaching, and practical application, working on the mathematical modeling of states and processes in real-world systems. Now I have the time to explore interesting mathematical problems using Maple. It is my professional curiosity that drives me.

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In a plane, equilateral triangles D(i) with side lengths a(i)= 2*i−1, i = 1; 2; 3; ... are arranged along a straight line g in such a way that the "right" corner point of triangle D(k) coincides with the "left" corner point of triangle D(k+1) and that the third corner points all lie in the same half-plane generated by g. Determine the curve/function on which the third corner points lie!

A parallelogram is given in the Cartesian coordinate system. If the corner points of the parallelogram are connected to the midpoints of adjacent sides using lines, then the eight connecting lines form an octagon.
It must be proven that its area is one sixth of the parallelogram's area.

A gardener wants to spread 25 roses over an area so that there are 5 roses in each of 15 straight rows. The roses should be arranged rotationally symmetrically so that more than 3/4 of them are less than half as far from the center of symmetry as the outermost ones and that the center of symmetry itself remains unplanted. How is such an arrangement possible?

Prove: If a is an irrational number, then the function y = cos (ax) + cos x is not periodic.
Is it possible to graphically represent or calculate this fact using an example?

If a point is chosen in the Euclidean plane, then it is red or black.
It must be proven that there is then an equilateral triangle with corners of the same color.

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