Construction Of A Pentagon Inscribed In A Circle
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An illustration showing how to construct a pentagon inscribed in a circle. “Draw the diameter AB, and from the center C erect the perpendicular CD. Bisect the radius AC at E; with E as center, and DE as radius, draw the arc DE, and the straight line DF is the length of the side of the pentagon.”
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geometry, circle, circles, radius, tangent, center, Circumference, geometric construction, construct, inscribed pentagon, pentagon inscribed in circleGalleries
Geometric ConstructionsSource
Albert A. Hopkins Scientific America: Handy Book Of Facts And Formulas (New York: Munn & Co., Inc., 1918) 37
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