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Article http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/jamc.2024.06.008

For Arbitrary Angles: A Constructive Approach to Establishing a Consistent Trisection Point Using Compass and Straightedge

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Jiucheng Zhong

Baoxing County Zhongba High School, Baoxing County, Sichuan, China.

*Corresponding author: Jiucheng Zhong

Published: July 15,2024

Abstract

The impossibility of trisecting any angle with a compass and straightedge arises from the inability to trisect the corresponding arc using these tools. This study presents a construction method to identify a fixed trisection point for arbitrary angles. The construction involves drawing a special line segment, which is one-sixth of the chord's length and passes through the midpoint of the chord along with one endpoint. A perpendicular line is then drawn from the other end-point, forming a predefined right-angled triangle. The length of the hypotenuse, plus one-third of the special line segment, becomes a variable segment (Segment 1). The process is iteratively repeated to construct a new right-angled triangle (Triangle 1). This method is further extended to create subsequent right-angled triangles (Triangle 2) by utilizing the hypotenuse of the previous triangle and one-third of a new variable segment (Segment 2). The procedure continues, generating a sequence of variable standard segments. By repeatedly drawing perpendicular lines intersecting the arc, the trisection points of the angle are established.

Keywords

Compass and straightedge trisection of arbitrary angles, Arc height, Chord, Adjacent side, Special line segment

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How to cite this paper

For Arbitrary Angles: A Constructive Approach to Establishing a Consistent Trisection Point Using Compass and Straightedge

How to cite this paper: Jiucheng Zhong. (2024) For Arbitrary Angles: A Constructive Approach to Establishing a Consistent Trisection Point Using Compass and StraightedgeJournal of Applied Mathematics and Computation8(2), 144-155.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.26855/jamc.2024.06.008