A visual construction of a regular nonagon with compass and marked ruler (neusis construction of a nonagon).
Start with a hexagon and triangle as a base,
Geometric drawings, ratios, number theory and geometry, geometric art, construction of regular polygons, tessellations and other visual mathematical concepts.
A visual construction of a regular nonagon with compass and marked ruler (neusis construction of a nonagon).
Start with a hexagon and triangle as a base,
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√2+1 lines, one being the side of the regular octagon. |
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√ 2 |
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√ 2 |
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a2 + b2 = c2. (√ 2+1)2 +(1)2 = c2 |
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Lines of one |
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a2 + b2 = c2. (√2/2)2 + (√2/2+1)2 =c2 |
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Lines of 2 |
Mapping regular polygons(from my point of view) is mainly about measuring lines and segments of diagonal lines of regular polygons. It is also about looking for patterns occurring in regular polygons. In an octagon we can easily find ratios of square root 2, finding ratios and patterns in other polygons is much more difficult.
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Lines of one in an octagon |
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The nonagon and the square root 3 |
The nonagon and lines of 1 , 2 and square root 3. The circle in red has a radius of square root 3. |
THE REGULAR NONAGON
The regular nonagon or 9-gon has 9 lines of equal length arranged around a middle point.
Figure 1:The nonagon
Visual geometry: the regular nonagon
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Square root 3 in a nonagon |
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Nonagon: lines of 1, 2 and square root 3 in a nonagon |