There are three famous problems of antiquity which are trisecting a given angle, squaring the circle, and doubling the cube.
2006-11-27 08:47:50 · 3 answers · asked by Marc T 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Mathematics
They weren't. All three compass and ruler constructions were proven impossible.
2006-11-27 08:54:01 · answer #1 · answered by Edgar Greenberg 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The previous poster is correct when he says the constructions were shown to be impossible. However, it could be said that proving the impossibility of the constructions basically amounted to solving the problems. In other words, future mathematicians knew there was no point in looking for a solution, since they wouldn't find one.
2006-11-29 11:36:22 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-13 15:18:01 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋