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Can you construct a regular 21-gon? |
2016-03-08 |
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From Peter:
hi, i know that if i use a compass to draw a circle, i can use the same setting to mark 6 intervals along the circle circumference, how would i go about marking out 21 equally spaced points around the circumference?
if there an online calculator i can us, or some other interesting trick?
tia
peter
Answered by Robert Dawson. |
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A boy walks 3km due east and 4km due north |
2013-02-01 |
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From Kayode:
Question from Kayode
A boy walks 3km due east and 4km due north. Find the bearing of the final point and the distance of the final position from the starting point.
Answered by Harley Weston. |
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COMPASS BEARING |
2010-09-22 |
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From Vivinne:
Three boys, Isaac, Alex and Ken are standing in different parts of a football
field.Isaac is standing 100m North of Alex. Ken is 120m East of Alex. Find
the compass bearing of Ken from Isaac.
Answered by Stephen La Rocque. |
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Dividing a segment into 3 congruent parts |
2007-10-30 |
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From Carolyn:
I am doing construction. I have a line segment drawn. I need to divide a segment into 3 congruent part. How do I do that?
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Constructing figures |
2005-09-20 |
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From Kim:
I would like to know how to draw different shapes:
Regular Octagon with sides of length, 1 unit
Equilateral Triangles, with sides of length 1 unit
Regular Hexagons, with sides of length 1 unit
Isoseles Triangles, with hypotenuse of length 1 unit
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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A ruler and compass construction |
2003-06-29 |
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From Mandy:
I have been searching for instructions on how to do this using a compass. Can you please send instructions step by step on how to bisect a segment into any given number of segments. (example, a way that it will work for bisecting segment into 3, 4, or even 5 congruent parts)
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Construct a pentagon |
2002-12-12 |
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From Mary:
We were wondering what the instructions/formula, step-by-step, is to make a pentagon.
Answered by Chris Fisher and Penny Nom. |
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Compass points |
2002-11-05 |
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From Mhairi:
I was asked this in maths but I am not sure if it is geography. Name all the compass points? We have been given 8 but he told us there is more and we have to name them.
Answered by Chris Fisher. |
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Constructing the square root of 3 |
2002-06-07 |
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From Allan:
I am a Math 7/8 teacher. I was wondering how you would show a student how to find the exact location of the square root of three on the number line using just a compass and a straight edge.
Answered by Penny Nom. |
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Vector Problem |
2000-11-27 |
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From Ben:
An aircraft can fly 260km/h in still air and the wind is blowing at 70km/h towards the West. In what direction should the aircraft head so that its actual velocity is on a bearing of 030 degrees?
Answered by Harley Weston. |
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