A Trisectrix from a Carpenter's Square
History and Overview
2016-03-14 v1
Abstract
In 1928 Henry Scudder described how to use a carpenter's square to trisect an angle. We use the ideas behind Scudder's technique to define a trisectrix---a curve that can be used to trisect an angle. We also describe a compass that could be used to draw the curve.
Cite
@article{arxiv.1603.03508,
title = {A Trisectrix from a Carpenter's Square},
author = {David Richeson},
journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1603.03508},
year = {2016}
}
Comments
5 pages, 4 figures