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On the impossibility of constructing a triangle given its internal bisectors

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Abstract

We give a simple proof to the fact that it is impossible to use straightedge and compass to construct a triangle given the lengths of its internal bisectors, even if the triangle is isosceles.

Cite

@article{arxiv.1706.08508,
  title  = {On the impossibility of constructing a triangle given its internal bisectors},
  author = {Antonio Caminha and Alberto Maia},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:1706.08508},
  year   = {2017}
}
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