Regular Pentagon Construction

In course

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Description

This lecture covers the construction of a regular pentagon using Euclid's method, which involves an isosceles triangle with specific angle properties. It also discusses the historical constructions by Euclid and Ptolemy, as well as an approximate construction by Abu l-Wafa. The lecture explores the properties of regular polygons, the sum of interior angles, and the specific angles in a regular pentagon.

Instructor

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Official source

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