Proof without words: The Sum

Authors

  • Amara Chandoul Department of Mathematics, Higher Institute of Informatics and Multimedia of Sfax, Sfax- Tunisia Author
  • Alalnod M. Sibih Department of Mathematics, Jamoum University College, Umm Al-Qura University, Saudi Arabia, Makkah, Saudi Arabia. Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61841/c6pm0b14

Keywords:

fraction, proof without words, sum, sum of fractions

Abstract

 Abstract—ObjectiveIn this note, we prove geometrically that
Methodology: In mathematics, a proof without words is a proof of an identity or mathematical
statement, which can be demonstrated as self-evident by a diagram without any accompanying
explanatory text. Using this method, we give the value of . 

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Published

30.09.2024

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Vol. 25 No. 2 (2021): 25 (2) 2021

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Proof without words: The Sum. (2024). International Journal of Psychosocial Rehabilitation, 25(2), 984-987. https://doi.org/10.61841/c6pm0b14