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  2. Angle trisection - Wikipedia

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    Then by the triple-angle formula, cos ⁠ π / 3 ⁠ = 4x 3 − 3x and so 4x 3 − 3x = ⁠ 1 / 2 ⁠. Thus 8x 3 − 6x − 1 = 0. Define p(t) to be the polynomial p(t) = 8t 3 − 6t − 1. Since x = cos 20° is a root of p(t), the minimal polynomial for cos 20° is a factor of p(t). Because p(t) has degree 3, if it is reducible over by Q then ...

  3. Dividing a circle into areas - Wikipedia

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    The number of points (n), chords (c) and regions (r G) for first 6 terms of Moser's circle problem. In geometry, the problem of dividing a circle into areas by means of an inscribed polygon with n sides in such a way as to maximise the number of areas created by the edges and diagonals, sometimes called Moser's circle problem (named after Leo Moser), has a solution by an inductive method.

  4. Dividing a square into similar rectangles - Wikipedia

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    However, there are three distinct ways of partitioning a square into three similar rectangles: [1] [2] The trivial solution given by three congruent rectangles with aspect ratio 3:1. The solution in which two of the three rectangles are congruent and the third one has twice the side length of the other two, where the rectangles have aspect ...

  5. Rule of thirds - Wikipedia

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    The horizon in the photograph is on the horizontal line dividing the lower third of the photo from the upper two-thirds. The tree is at the intersection of two lines, sometimes called a power point [1] or a crash point. [2] The rule of thirds is a rule of thumb for composing visual art such as designs, films, paintings, and photographs. [3]

  6. Missing square puzzle - Wikipedia

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    The key to the puzzle is the fact that neither of the 13×5 "triangles" is truly a triangle, nor would either truly be 13x5 if it were, because what appears to be the hypotenuse is bent. In other words, the "hypotenuse" does not maintain a consistent slope , even though it may appear that way to the human eye.

  7. Polygon triangulation - Wikipedia

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    If a polygon is not monotone, it can be partitioned into monotone subpolygons in O(n log n) time using a sweep-line approach. The algorithm does not require the polygon to be simple, thus it can be applied to polygons with holes. Generally, this algorithm can triangulate a planar subdivision with n vertices in O(n log n) time using O(n) space. [1]

  8. Fraction - Wikipedia

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    For example, to change ⁠ 1 / 4 ⁠ to a decimal expression, divide 1 by 4 (" 4 into 1 "), to obtain exactly 0.25. To change ⁠ 1 / 3 ⁠ to a decimal expression, divide 1... by 3 (" 3 into 1... "), and stop when the desired precision is obtained, e.g., at four places after the decimal separator (ten-thousandths) as 0.3333 .

  9. Pattern Blocks - Wikipedia

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    Pattern blocks were developed, along with a Teacher's Guide to their use, [1] at the Education Development Center in Newton, Massachusetts as part of the Elementary Science Study (ESS) project. [5] The first Trial Edition of the Teacher's Guide states: "Work on Pattern Blocks was begun by Edward Prenowitz in 1963.