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Monday 2/23


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drw

As I mentioned last night I will not be at Monday night's class.  On the other hand you can, should, will use the time as a group to work on some of the problems in Eves's book.  We can use our class site as a forum to exchange ideas on what problems that you might want to work on so that you can all have a head start. 


I looked at  figure 31 in the text regarding the trisection problem.  It is all pretty clear to me except for one detail.  I have no problem seeing that EG=GF=BA.  But why are these three lengths also equal to GA?


This site can also be used as a forum for any questions you have on exercises throughout the semester.  I will answer as many as I can.  But often you will see things that I miss.  So your comments are encouraged and welcome.  Reconstructing solutions to ancient problems from the the ancients' point of view can sometimes be difficult.  They really were as smart as we are.


                        --CFW