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Ancient Problems vs. Modern Technology

Publication at Faculty of Mathematics and Physics |
2019

Abstract

Geometric constructions using a ruler and a compass have been known for more than two thousand years. It has also been known for a long time that some problems cannot be solved using the ruler-and-compass method (squaring the circle, angle trisection); on the other hand, there are other problems that are yet to be solved.

In this article, we present the solutions of several construction problems which were discovered with the help of a computer.