Maths Project, Euclidean Geometry

arvenkenobi
Messages
3
Reaction score
0
1. Maths project to investigate compass and straightedge constructions



2. Most of the project is fine, but i need to find out the mimimum number of constructions to bisect an angle, a line segment, etc.



3. I can prove that you can bisect an angle, and it requires 4 steps to do it. But no idea how to prove the minimal no. of steps. please help!
 
Physics news on Phys.org
Any help would be greatly appreciated!
 

Similar threads

  • · Replies 3 ·
Replies
3
Views
3K
  • · Replies 10 ·
Replies
10
Views
3K
  • · Replies 14 ·
Replies
14
Views
5K
  • · Replies 12 ·
Replies
12
Views
3K
  • · Replies 1 ·
Replies
1
Views
2K
  • · Replies 4 ·
Replies
4
Views
4K
  • · Replies 11 ·
Replies
11
Views
4K
  • · Replies 19 ·
Replies
19
Views
4K
  • · Replies 15 ·
Replies
15
Views
2K
  • · Replies 6 ·
Replies
6
Views
5K