Bizzare Trisection?

Author:Tim Brzezinski

The following applet illustrates an alternate means to trisect a segment without using parallel lines. KEY QUESTION(S): Why does this method work? What previously learned theorem(s) justify your conclusions? Explain.

Quick (Silent) Demo

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Hypocycloids
apec
Involute of the Circle
Translation of the Graph of a Function
גיליון אלקטרוני להעלאת נתוני בעיה ויצירת גרף בהתאם

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Archimedes Principle (Animated)
Distance and Time Graph
LU1.7 Q11
Radical Number Construction
Comparing Populations Using Samples: IM 7.8.18

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Linear Functions
Circle
Statistical Characteristics
Median Value
Right Triangles