Abstract
We show that every point in the plane which can be constructed by a compass and a ruler, given a set S of points, can be constructed using a compass alone, in such a way that the centres of all the circles used are on one particular segment OK, where O and K are two arbitrarily chosen distinct points of S. This strengthens (and at the same time also gives an alternative simple proof to) a famous theorem of Mascheroni and Mohr.
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 28-35 |
Number of pages | 8 |
Journal | Journal of Geometry |
Volume | 30 |
Issue number | 1 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Oct 1987 |