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Neusis construction

In geometry, the neusis (νεῦσις; from Ancient Greek νεύειν (neuein) 'incline towards'; plural: νεύσεις, neuseis) is a geometric construction method that was used in antiquity by Greek mathematicians.

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Neusis construction

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geometry, the neusis (νεῦσις; from Ancient Greek νεύειν (neuein) 'incline towards'; plural: νεύσεις, neuseis) is a geometric construction method that was...

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Straightedge and compass construction

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against a straightedge might seem to be equivalent to marking it, the neusis construction is still impermissible and this is what unmarked really means: see...

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Hendecagon

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hendecagon can be constructed exactly via neusis construction and also via two-fold origami. The following construction description is given by T. Drummond...

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Nonagon

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there are very old methods of construction that produce very close approximations. It can be also constructed using neusis, or by allowing the use of an...

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Heptagon

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smallest regular polygon with this property. This type of construction is called a neusis construction. It is also constructible with compass, straightedge...

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Tridecagon

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However, it is constructible using neusis, or an angle trisector. The following is an animation from a neusis construction of a regular tridecagon with radius...

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Angle trisection

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by using tools other than straightedge and compass. For example, neusis construction, also known to ancient Greeks, involves simultaneous sliding and...

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Squaring the circle

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more powerful methods than compass and straightedge constructions, such as neusis construction or mathematical paper folding, can be used to construct...

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Tetradecagon

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constructed using a compass and straightedge. However, it is constructible using neusis with use of the angle trisector, or with a marked ruler, as shown in the...

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Mathematics of paper folding

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allowed in compass and straightedge constructions. Using a marked straightedge in this way is called a neusis construction in geometry. Angle trisection is...

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Constructible number

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knew how to solve them in this way. One such example is Archimedes' Neusis construction solution of the problem of Angle trisection.) In particular, the...

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Constructible polygon

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compass and straightedge constructions. More constructions become possible if other tools are allowed. The so-called neusis constructions, for example, make...

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Apollonius of Perga

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“the analog of.” They are known for innovating the term “neusis-like.” A neusis construction was a method of fitting a given segment between two given...

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Greek mathematics

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Pythagoras himself was given credit for many later discoveries, including the construction of the five regular solids. However, Aristotle refused to attribute anything...

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Euclid

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Ptolemy began a process of hellenization and commissioned numerous constructions, building the massive Musaeum institution, which was a leading center...

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Doubling the cube

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construct the cube root of two by folding paper. There is a simple neusis construction using a marked ruler for a length which is the cube root of 2 times...

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Polygon

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play an important role in cartography (map making) and in Wythoff's construction of the uniform polyhedra. A skew polygon does not lie in a flat plane...

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A History of Greek Mathematics

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the 12th century Non-Euclidean geometry Philosophy of mathematics Neusis construction History of A History of Greek Mathematics by Thomas Heath algebra...

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Geometric Constructions

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be as powerful as straightedge and compass. Chapter 9 considers neusis constructions with a marked ruler, and the final chapter investigates the mathematics...

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The Ancient Tradition of Geometric Problems

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by finding the intersection points of two conic sections, several neusis constructions involving fitting a segment of a given length between two points...

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Trisectrix

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Maclaurin Sectrix of Ceva Sectrix of Delanges Doubling the cube Neusis construction Quadratrix Loy, Jim "Trisection of an Angle", Part VI Weisstein,...

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Icositrigon

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icositrigon has the distinction of being the smallest regular polygon that is not neusis constructible. A regular icositrigon is represented by Schläfli symbol {23}...

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Octadecagon

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However, it is constructible using neusis, or an angle trisection with a tomahawk. The following approximate construction is very similar to that of the enneagon...

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Square root of 2

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(2001), "The story of the discovery of incommensurability, revisited", Neusis (10): 45–61, MR 1891736 "A002193 - OEIS". oeis.org. Retrieved 2020-08-10...

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