If Euclid had to do calculus
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Here's the basic question: Is there a straightedge and compass construction of the derivative and the integral?
When I came up with this question, I was trying to figure out how I would explain why kinetic energy ( has anything to do with the area of a square (the [mathv^2[/math] part) to someone who didn't know algebra, but could knew things about geometry like length and area.
I came up with this question while thinking about how mathematicians in Euclid's day knew nothing about algebra as we have it today, but they could construct any rational or square-root based number using a compass and straightedge.
When I came up with this question, I was trying to figure out how I would explain why kinetic energy ( has anything to do with the area of a square (the [mathv^2[/math] part) to someone who didn't know algebra, but could knew things about geometry like length and area.
I came up with this question while thinking about how mathematicians in Euclid's day knew nothing about algebra as we have it today, but they could construct any rational or square-root based number using a compass and straightedge.
