Can You Trisect a Segment?

A segment can be trisected in many ways. Most of the methods use similar triangles in some way. Below, two different ones are found. The first is a traditional trisecting of a segment.

What does it mean to Trisect a segment?

Trisection points means the points which exactly divides the line segment into three equal parts.

Can you Trisect an angle?

Angle trisection is a classical problem of straightedge and compass construction of ancient Greek mathematics. ... However, although there is no way to trisect an angle in general with just a compass and a straightedge, some special angles can be trisected.

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