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What do you think about when you look at Figure 7.1? Me, I am not particularly in love with this textbook illustration. And yet, it was the inspiration of Grand Problems I and II–and not only them!
In August 1987, I taught a problemsolving course for gifted high school students from several countries.
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Soifer, A. (2009). Pursuit of the Best Result. In: How Does One Cut a Triangle?. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-0-387-74652-4_7
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