Pappus's Theorem

Disambiguation

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Pappus's Theorem may refer to:

• Pappus's Hexagon Theorem
• Pappus Centroid Theorems, of which there are $2$ instances:
  • Pappus's Centroid Theorem for Volume, also known as the First Pappus-Guldinus Theorem (with Paul Guldin)
  • Pappus's Centroid Theorem for Surface Area, also known as the Second Pappus-Guldinus Theorem (with Paul Guldin)

Source of Name

This entry was named for Pappus of Alexandria.

Sources

• 2008: David Nelson: The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (4th ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): Pappus' theorems