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How to Fold a Triangle: The Connection between the Grashof Fourbar Linkage and Pythagorean Triangles

Eric ConstansORCID Iconhttps://orcid.org/0000-0001-7696-6854View further author information
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Pages 12-23 | Received 03 Jan 2023, Accepted 21 Apr 2023, Published online: 26 May 2023

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