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PeterBurbery/ RecreationalMathematics

This paclet is for recreational mathematics and math puzzles

Contributed by: Peter Cullen Burbery

This paclet contains functions for recreational mathematics and math puzzles.

Installation Instructions

To install this paclet in your Wolfram Language environment, evaluate this code:
PacletInstall["PeterBurbery/RecreationalMathematics"]


To load the code after installation, evaluate this code:
Needs["PeterBurbery`RecreationalMathematics`"]

Details

I chose a portrait of Leonard Euler for the paclet.

Paclet Guide

Examples

Basic Examples (9) 

Generate twelve word problems:

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Out[1]=

Find the solutions:

In[2]:=
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Out[2]=

Find the form of a conic that runs through five random points:

In[3]:=
RandomInteger[1000, {5, 2}]
Out[3]=
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Out[4]=

View the symmetric reduction of the five point conic:

In[5]:=
SymmetricReduction[%, {x, y}]
Out[5]=

Find a conic section through five points:

In[6]:=
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Rule[ShowStringCharacters, True]], "Tooltip"]]], Rule[Background, RGBColor[0.968`, 0.976`, 0.984`]], Rule[BaselinePosition, Baseline], Rule[DefaultBaseStyle, List[]], Rule[FrameMargins, List[List[0, 0], List[1, 1]]], Rule[FrameStyle, RGBColor[0.831`, 0.847`, 0.85`]], Rule[RoundingRadius, 4]], PacletSymbol["PeterBurbery/RecreationalMathematics", "FivePointConic"], Rule[Selectable, False], Rule[SelectWithContents, True], Rule[BoxID, "PacletSymbolBox"]][p5, {x, y}]
Out[7]=

Show the conic and points:

In[8]:=
ContourPlot[conic == 0, {x, -1, 10}, {y, 0, 9}, Epilog -> {Directive[ AbsolutePointSize[5], RGBColor[0.922526, 0.385626, 0.209179]], Point[p5]}]
Out[8]=

Find a cubic plane curve through nine points:

In[9]:=
BlockRandom[SeedRandom[1]; p9 = RandomSample[Tuples[Range[-2, 2], {2}], 9]]; cubic = InterpretationBox[FrameBox[TagBox[TooltipBox[PaneBox[GridBox[List[List[GraphicsBox[List[Thickness[0.0025`], List[FaceForm[List[RGBColor[0.9607843137254902`, 0.5058823529411764`, 0.19607843137254902`], Opacity[1.`]]], FilledCurveBox[List[List[List[0, 2, 0], List[0, 1, 0], List[0, 1, 0], List[0, 1, 0], List[0, 1, 0]], List[List[0, 2, 0], List[0, 1, 0], List[0, 1, 0], List[0, 1, 0], List[0, 1, 0]], List[List[0, 2, 0], List[0, 1, 0], List[0, 1, 0], List[0, 1, 0], List[0, 1, 0], List[0, 1, 0]], List[List[0, 2, 0], List[1, 3, 3], List[0, 1, 0], List[1, 3, 3], List[0, 1, 0], List[1, 3, 3], List[0, 1, 0], List[1, 3, 3], List[1, 3, 3], List[0, 1, 0], List[1, 3, 3], List[0, 1, 0], List[1, 3, 3]]], List[List[List[205.`, 22.863691329956055`], List[205.`, 212.31669425964355`], List[246.01799774169922`, 235.99870109558105`], List[369.0710144042969`, 307.0436840057373`], List[369.0710144042969`, 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Out[10]=

Show the cubic and points:

In[11]:=
ContourPlot[cubic == 0, {x, -4, 4}, {y, -4, 4}, Epilog -> {Directive[ AbsolutePointSize[5], RGBColor[0.922526, 0.385626, 0.209179]], Point[p9]}]
Out[11]=

Find the defining points for the Euler line of three triangle vertices:

In[12]:=
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Out[12]=

Publisher

Peter Burbery

Compatibility

Wolfram Language Version 13.1

Version History

License Information

MIT License

Paclet Source

See Also