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9 of the same shape (Posted on 2012-07-19)

Determine whether the following construction is possible:

Dissect an equilateral triangle into 9 similar triangles with angles of 45, 60 and 75 degrees; one at each corner and the other six meeting at a point and forming a hexagon.

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Subject	Author	Date
A Construction	brianjn	2012-07-20 08:54:59
Can't be done.	broll	2012-07-20 07:02:34
Basic Layout	brianjn	2012-07-19 22:49:23

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