Barycentres and metric properties

Author: Dana-Picard T.  

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

ISSN: 1464-5211

Source: International Journal of Mathematical Education in Science and Technology, Vol.32, Iss.6, 2001-11, pp. : 914-921

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Abstract

We present some metric problems, where central tools are barycentres and Leibniz's scalar function. Two of the examples are not directly related to geometry, showing the generality of this way of mathematical thinking.