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Location, location, location (Posted on 2015-03-12)

You are given a drawing of a circle,

Find the location of its center, using a compass only.

No Solution Yet Submitted by Ady TZIDON

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Since the center can be constructed with straight edge and compass, the Mohr-Mascheroni Theorem states that it can be done with compass alone. Whether the construction is the most elegant is another question.

Posted by Bractals on 2015-03-13 03:09:50

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