how did ancient greek mathematicians trisect an angle?
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How Did Ancient Greek Mathematicians Trisect an Angle?. By Carly Orden. Three Ancient Greek Construction Problems. 1. Squaring of the circle 2. Doubling of the cube 3. Trisecting any given angle* * Today, we will focus on #3. Methods at the Time. Pure geometry - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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How Did Ancient Greek Mathematicians Trisect an
Angle?By Carly Orden
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Three Ancient Greek Construction Problems
1. Squaring of the circle2. Doubling of the cube3. Trisecting any given angle*
* Today, we will focus on #3
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Methods at the Time
• Pure geometry• Constructability (ruler and compass only)• Euclid’s Postulates 1-3
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What is Constructible?
• Constructible: Something that is constructed with only a ruler and compass
• Examples:• To construct a midpoint of a given a line segment• To construct a line perpendicular to a given line
segment
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What is Constructible?
• Problems that can be solved using just ruler and compass• Doubling a square• Bisecting an angle
… (keep in mind we want to trisect an angle)
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Impossibility of the Construction Problems
• All 3 construction problems are impossible to solve with only ruler and compass
• Squaring of the circle (Wantzel 1837)• Doubling of the cube (Wantzel 1837)• Trisecting any given angle (Lindemann
1882)
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Squaring of the Circle
• Hippocrates of Chios (460-380 B.C.)• Squaring of the lune• Area I + Area II = Area ΔABC
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Squaring of the Circle• Hippias of Elis (circa 425 B.C.)• Property of the “Quadratrix”: <BAD : <EAD = (arc BED) : (arc ED) = AB : FH
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Duplication of the Cube
• Two myths: (circa 430 B.C.)
• Cube-shaped altar of Apollo must be doubled to rid plague
• King Minos wished to double a cube-shaped tomb
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Duplication of the Cube
• Hippocrates and the “continued mean proportion”• Let “a” be the side of the original cube• Let “x” be the side of the doubled cube• Modern Approach: given side a, we must
construct a cube with side x such that x3 = 2a3 • Hippocrates’ Approach: two line segments x
and y must be constructed such that a:x = x:y = y:2a
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Trisection of Given Angle
• But first…• Recall: We can bisect an angle using ruler
and compass
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Bisecting an Angle
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Bisecting an Angle• construct an arc centered at B
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Bisecting an Angle• construct an arc centered at B• XB = YB
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Bisecting an Angle• construct an arc centered at B• XB = YB• construct two circles with the same radius, centered at X and Y respectively
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Bisecting an Angle• construct an arc centered at B• XB = YB• construct two circles with the same radius, centered at X and Y respectively• construct a line from B to Z
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Bisecting an Angle• construct an arc centered at B• XB = YB• construct two circles with the same radius, centered at X and Y respectively• construct a line from B to Z• BZ is the angle bisector
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Bisecting an Angle• draw an arc centered at B• XB = YB• draw two circles with the same radius, centered at X and Y respectively• draw a line from B to Z• BZ is the angle bisector
• Next natural question: How do we trisect an angle?
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Trisecting an Angle
• Impossible with just ruler and compass!!
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Trisecting an Angle
• Impossible with just ruler and compass!!• Must use additional tools: a “sliding linkage”
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Proof by Archimedes (287-212 B.C.)
• We will show that <ADB = 1/3 <AOB
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Proof by Archimedes (287-212 B.C.)
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Proof by Archimedes (287-212 B.C.)
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Proof by Archimedes (287-212 B.C.)
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Proof by Archimedes (287-212 B.C.)
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Proof by Archimedes (287-212 B.C.)
• We will show that <ADB = 1/3 <AOB
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Proof by Archimedes (287-212 B.C.)
• DC=CO=OB=r
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Proof by Archimedes (287-212 B.C.)
• DC=CO=OB=r
• ∆DCO and ∆COB are both isosceles
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Proof by Archimedes (287-212 B.C.)
• DC=CO=OB=r
• ∆DCO and ∆COB are both isosceles
• <ODC = <COD and <OCB = <CBO
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Proof by Archimedes (287-212 B.C.)
• DC=CO=OB=r
• ∆DCO and ∆COB are both isosceles
• <ODC = <COD and <OCB = <CBO
• <AOB = <ODC + <CBO
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Proof by Archimedes (287-212 B.C.)
• DC=CO=OB=r
• ∆DCO and ∆COB are both isosceles
• <ODC = <COD and <OCB = <CBO
• <AOB = <ODC + <CBO
= <ODC + <OCB
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Proof by Archimedes (287-212 B.C.)
• DC=CO=OB=r
• ∆DCO and ∆COB are both isosceles
• <ODC = <COD and <OCB = <CBO
• <AOB = <ODC + <CBO
= <ODC + <OCB
= <ODC + <ODC + <COD
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Proof by Archimedes (287-212 B.C.)
• DC=CO=OB=r
• ∆DCO and ∆COB are both isosceles
• <ODC = <COD and <OCB = <CBO
• <AOB = <ODC + <CBO
= <ODC + <OCB
= <ODC + <ODC + <COD
= 3<ODC
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Proof by Archimedes (287-212 B.C.)
• DC=CO=OB=r
• ∆DCO and ∆COB are both isosceles
• <ODC = <COD and <OCB = <CBO
• <AOB = <ODC + <CBO
= <ODC + <OCB
= <ODC + <ODC + <COD
= 3<ODC
= 3<ADB
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Proof by Archimedes (287-212 B.C.)
• DC=CO=OB=r
• ∆DCO and ∆COB are both isosceles
• <ODC = <COD and <OCB = <CBO
• <AOB = <ODC + <CBO
= <ODC + <OCB
= <ODC + <ODC + <COD
= 3<ODC
= 3<ADB
Therefore <ADB = 1/3 <AOB
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Proof by Nicomedes (280-210 B.C.)
• We will show that <AOQ = 1/3 <AOB
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Proof by Nicomedes(280-210 B.C.)
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Proof by Nicomedes(280-210 B.C.)
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Proof by Nicomedes(280-210 B.C.)
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Proof by Nicomedes(280-210 B.C.)
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Proof by Nicomedes(280-210 B.C.)
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Proof by Nicomedes(280-210 B.C.)
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Proof by Nicomedes(280-210 B.C.)
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Proof by Nicomedes(280-210 B.C.)
• We will show that <AOQ = 1/3 <AOB
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Proof by Nicomedes(280-210 B.C.)
• ∆GZQ ≅ ∆PXG ≅ ∆BZG
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Proof by Nicomedes(280-210 B.C.)
• ∆GZQ ≅ ∆PXG ≅ ∆BZG
• GQ = BG so <BQG=<QBG
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Proof by Nicomedes(280-210 B.C.)
• ∆GZQ ≅ ∆PXG ≅ ∆BZG
• GQ = BG so <BQG=<QBG
• OB = GB so <BOG = <BGO
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Proof by Nicomedes(280-210 B.C.)
• ∆GZQ ≅ ∆PXG ≅ ∆BZG
• GQ = BG so <BQG=<QBG
• OB = GB so <BOG = <BGO
= <BQG + <QBG
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Proof by Nicomedes(280-210 B.C.)
• ∆GZQ ≅ ∆PXG ≅ ∆BZG
• GQ = BG so <BQG=<QBG
• OB = GB so <BOG = <BGO
= <BQG + <QBG
= 2<BQG
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Proof by Nicomedes(280-210 B.C.)
• ∆GZQ ≅ ∆PXG ≅ ∆BZG
• GQ = BG so <BQG=<QBG
• OB = GB so <BOG = <BGO
= <BQG + <QBG
= 2<BQG
= 2<POC
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Proof by Nicomedes(280-210 B.C.)
• ∆GZQ ≅ ∆PXG ≅ ∆BZG
• GQ = BG so <BQG=<QBG
• OB = GB so <BOG = <BGO
= <BQG + <QBG
= 2<BQG
= 2<POC
• <AOQ = 1/3 <AOB as desired.
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ConclusionBisect an angle: using ruler and compass
Trisect an angle: using ruler, compass, and sliding linkage