Mathematical Notes
- Mathematical Notes / Volume 3 / December 1909, pp 29-30
- Copyright © Edinburgh Mathematical Society 1909
- DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/S1757748900000554 (About DOI), Published online: 31 October 2008
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P. Pinkerton
(1) Let A, B, C represent Aberdeen, Glasgow, Edinburgh respectively on a map of Scotland. Let D, E, F represent the same places in order on a map of Scotland on a different scale. The straight line AB represents the road from Aberdeen to Glasgow, the straight line AC represents the road from Aberdeen to Edinburgh. The angle A represents the angle between these roads. The angle D represents the same angle.
