Theorems on strong constructibility with a compass alone

Arnon Avron*

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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 languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)28-35
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Geometry
Volume30
Issue number1
DOIs
StatePublished - Oct 1987

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