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A Trisectrix from a Carpenter's Square

arXiv:1603.03508

Abstract

In 1928 Henry Scudder described how to use a carpenter's square to trisect an angle. We use the ideas behind Scudder's technique to define a trisectrix---a curve that can be used to trisect an angle. We also describe a compass that could be used to draw the curve.

5 pages, 4 figures