SECTION - VI... RAD Polygonometry
Polygonometry is "the branch of mathematics dealing with polygons." I am not presenting this branch of mathematics in these writings. I am presenting, what I think to be, an interesting array of data that has polygons interrelated throughout. Henceforth I will just refer to items appearing within as Poly Math.
As I related prior, I was curious to see if a square was just a crude circle. So, I proceeded to investigate by attempting to insert a regular polygon into scenarios wherever a circle would appear. I started with simple and went to more complex. I wrote several computer programs to see if things remained true out to sixteen decimal places... I ended up with a book about three inches thick. I have pared it down a bit for these writings.
My adventure with polygons was actually fun. It answered questions I had, as well as new items encountered. I did all this math independently without knowing if anyone else did any of the same. Later, upon some investigation, I found that some of my work had been explored by others. It was concerning Trigonometry worked out on a 45 degree angle instead of a circle quadrant arc. Mine was not exactly as theirs, but enough similar that I will not boast any new unknown discoveries. I do think I might have a couple of unique items, but who knows? I will say, in general, the information presented here is not found readily upon the shelves of the local bookstores.
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GRAPHICS SPECIAL NOTE...
I tried various methods for creating and importing my math graphics into my web site. I wanted to keep the memory required to a minimum, so pages come up quickly. I finally settled for creating my drawings in a CAD program, and then copying and pasting them into MS FrontPage. The drawback__ they don't print directly from the internet browsers! So, if you want to print my graphics... do a right click, select Save Image as a GIF file, into some folder you designate. Then the graphic pictures will come up in a photo program such as Adobe... this will allow you to manipulate, and print.
