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You can't trisect an arc using only a compass and a straightedge. (You can simulate a straightedge using a compass.) Dividing a line into 3 parts is trivial.
by lucifer 17y ago
You can't trisect an arc using only a compass and a straightedge. (You can simulate a straightedge using a compass.) Dividing a line into 3 parts is trivial.
- sp332 17y agoFunny I'd forgotten that that was possible. http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/dc/Trisectsegment.gif http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/d/dc/Trisectsegment...