A Trisectrix from a Carpenter's Square

preprint2016arXivOpen access

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.

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