Use the result of Experiment 1 to find the number of edges on a Mbius strip. Experiment

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Use the result of Experiment 1 to find the number of edges on a Möbius strip.

Experiment 1:

Make a Möbius strip using a strip of paper and tape as illustrated in Fig. 8.85. Place the point of a felt-tip pen on the edge of the strip (Fig. 8.86). Pull the strip slowly so that the pen marks the edge; do not remove the pen from the edge. Continue pulling the strip and observe what happens.

(a) (b) (c) Figure 8.85

Figure 8.86

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A Survey of Mathematics with Applications

ISBN: 978-0134112107

10th edition

Authors: Allen R. Angel, Christine D. Abbott, Dennis Runde

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