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    In geometry, Descartes' theorem states that for every four kissing, or mutually tangent, circles, the radii of the circles satisfy a certain quadratic...
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    attention. René Descartes gave a formula relating the radii of the solution circles and the given circles, now known as Descartes' theorem. Solving Apollonius'...
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  • In mathematics, Descartes' rule of signs, described by René Descartes in his La Géométrie, counts the roots of a polynomial by examining sign changes...
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  • Descartes' theorem states that, for every four mutually tangent circles, the radii of the circles satisfy a certain quadratic equation. Descartes' theorem...
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  • The same procedure can be followed for the other Platonic solids: Descartes's theorem on the "total defect" of a polyhedron states that if the polyhedron...
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    Gauss–Bonnet for smooth manifolds and Descartes' theorem. There are several combinatorial analogs of the Gauss–Bonnet theorem. We state the following one. Let...
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    tree Descartes (crater) and Highlands on the Moon (Apollo 16 landing site) Descartes number Descartes Prize Descartes-Huygens Prize Descartes' theorem (4...
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  • solidorum elementis, Descartes states (without proof) Descartes' theorem on total angular defect, a discrete version of the Gauss–Bonnet theorem according to...
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    were some Jews who held positive views of him. He rediscovered the Descartes' theorem in 1936 and published it as a poem, "The Kiss Precise", quoted at...
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    In mathematics, the Pythagorean theorem or Pythagoras' theorem is a fundamental relation in Euclidean geometry between the three sides of a right triangle...
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  • morphisms Descartes number Descartes' rule of signs Descartes snark Descartes' theorem Descartes' theorem on total angular defect Folium of Descartes Cartesian...
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  • squares of the four sides to the sum of the squares of the diagonals Descartes' theorem for four kissing circles involves sums of squares The sum of the squares...
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  • Gershgorin circle theorem Clifford's circle theorems Descartes' theorem also known as 'kissing circles' or 'Soddy circles' theorem List of circle topics...
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    sum of four squares with his own four-square theorem. The formula is also linked to Descartes' theorem of four "kissing circles", which involves the...
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  • π/2 at each of its eight vertices. Descartes' theorem on total angular defect (a form of the Gauss–Bonnet theorem) states that the sum of the angular...
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  • polynomials. For computing over the reals, Sturm's theorem is less efficient than other methods based on Descartes' rule of signs. However, it works on every...
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  • circles Feuerbach's theorem on the tangency of the nine-point circle of a triangle with its incircle and excircles Descartes' theorem Ford circle Bankoff...
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  • the general case. A discrete analog of the Gauss–Bonnet theorem is Descartes' theorem that the "total defect" of a polyhedron, measured in full circles...
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  • {\displaystyle \delta =2\pi -q\pi \left(1-{2 \over p}\right).} By a theorem of Descartes, this is equal to 4π divided by the number of vertices (i.e. the...
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    the angle defect can be used to compute the number of vertices. Descartes' theorem states that all the angle defects in a topological sphere must sum...
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  • term imaginary number by René Descartes; it was meant to be derogatory. 1643 – René Descartes develops Descartes' theorem. 1654 – Blaise Pascal and Pierre...
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  • {\displaystyle \#_{+}=\#_{(0,r)},} which makes Descartes' rule of signs a special case of Budan's theorem. As for Descartes' rule of signs, if v ℓ ( p ) − v r (...
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  • expression involves finding the two solutions of a quadratic equation. Descartes' theorem states that for every four kissing (mutually tangent) circles, their...
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    of three touching circles with a common tangent, a special case of Descartes' theorem. Given the size of the two outer large circles, what is the size of...
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  • In algebra, the rational root theorem (or rational root test, rational zero theorem, rational zero test or p/q theorem) states a constraint on rational...
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  • Desargues's theorem (projective geometry) Descartes's theorem (plane geometry) Descartes's theorem on total angular defect (polyhedra) Diller–Dress theorem (field...
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  • polyhedra, is the (angular) defect; the analog for the Gauss–Bonnet theorem is Descartes' theorem on total angular defect. Because (Gaussian) curvature can be...
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    Apollonian gasket are named. In the 17th century René Descartes discovered Descartes' theorem, a relationship between the reciprocals of the radii of...
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    Mohr–Mascheroni theorem Poncelet–Steiner theorem Descartes' theorem Dinostratus' theorem Dividing a circle into areas Equal incircles theorem Five circles theorem Gauss...
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    mathematics, the fundamental theorem of arithmetic, also called the unique factorization theorem and prime factorization theorem, states that every integer...
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