How Did Ancient Greek Mathematicians Trisect an Angle?
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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.)
• 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