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Kissing a Cycloid (Posted on 2010-01-04)

Let L and N be adjacent cusps of a cycloid.
Let P be a point on the cycloid between L and N.

Construct with straightedge and compass the tangent line to the cycloid at point P.

See The Solution Submitted by Bractals

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| Comment 4 of 11 |

(In reply to re: Solution by Dej Mar)

Euclid proved that with a straightedge a collapsing compass can perform any construction that can be done with a non-collapsing compass. It just takes more operations.

Posted by Bractals on 2010-01-11 18:01:08

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