Trisecting the Angle/Hyperbola/Historical Note

Historical Note on Trisection of Angle by Hyperbola

Use of a hyperbola to trisect an angle was devised by Pappus of Alexandria.


Sources

  • 1997: David Wells: Curious and Interesting Numbers (2nd ed.) ... (previous) ... (next): $3$
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