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Euclidean constructions with a right-angle tool

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  17 February 2025

Vincent Ferlini
Vincent Ferlini*
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Keene State College, Keene, NH, 03435 USA
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In [1], the following problem appears on page 205.

12. A right-angle tool can be used to draw a line through two points and erect a perpendicular to a given line at a given point. Use this tool to drop a perpendicular from a given point to a given line.

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The Mathematical Gazette , Volume 109 , Issue 574 , March 2025 , pp. 47 - 51
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© The Authors, 2025 Published by Cambridge University Press on behalf of The Mathematical Association

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