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One-step problems in geometry

I'm collecting advanced exercises in geometry. Ideally, each exercise should be solved by one trick and this trick should be useful elsewhere (say it gives an essential idea in som …
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Unexpected applications of the fact that nth degree polynomimals are determined by n+1 points

I had a funny idea for proving an identity in Euclidean geometry. While it didn't end up being a very nice proof strategy in my case, I would still like to collect nice examples o …
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What’s a nice argument that shows the volume of the unit n-ball in R^n approaches 0?

Before you close for "homework problem", please note the tags. Last week, I gave my calculus 1 class the assignment to calculate the $n$-volume of the $n$-ball. They had finished …
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Place of Analytic geometry in modern undergraduate curriculum

Hello. I am a freshmen student in mathematics at Moscow State University (in Russia) and I'm confused with placing the subject called "analytic geometry" into the system of mathem …
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What is the geometric meaning of third derivative of a function at a point? [closed]

What is the geometrical meaning of third derivative of a function at a point? The question is no open in the sister site http://math.stackexchange.com/questions/14841/what-is-the- …