pechatnik Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 (edited) Probably the most accurate method of dividing any angle into three equal parts. Simple and accurate Edited September 21, 2018 by pechatnik Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Strange Posted September 21, 2018 Share Posted September 21, 2018 Quote Trisectors form a subset of mathematical cranks, which in turn are a subset fall cranks. Form What to do when the trisector comes, by Underwood Dudley http://web.mst.edu/~lmhall/WhatToDoWhenTrisectorComes.pdf A very entertaining article about his discussions with trisectors. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Cuthber Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 1 hour ago, pechatnik said: Probably the most accurate... In this case "accurate" is an absolute. It's right or it isn't. If it isn't then it's a waste of time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wtf Posted September 22, 2018 Share Posted September 22, 2018 It's fascinating that although you can not trisect an arbitrary angle with compass and straightedge; you CAN trisect an arbitrary angle using origami. https://plus.maths.org/content/trisecting-angle-origami Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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