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92.52 Trisecting angles with ruler and compasses

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2016

K. Robin McLean*
Affiliation:
Dept. of Mathematical Sciences, University of Liverpool L69 7ZL

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Copyright © The Mathematical Association 2008

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