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Re: How to make a perfect octagon or hexagon?
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Mon, 10 Dec 2007 17:46:48 GMT
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In lugnet.technic, Edward Welsh wrote:
> > The internal angles on a 3-4-5 right triangle
> > are 30, 60, and of course 90 degrees.
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> And now a teachable moment! You've made my week!
Yeah, about 5 minutes after I submitted that I realized just how stupid I've
become as of late (I plead mercy due to a very nasty sinus infection... but dang
it, I should have caught that even if I was unconcious). What will make it even
funnier (for you) is that I'm a physicist by training, so it's not like I don't
know this stuff. Groan...
--
Brian "ignorance always looks better in public" Davis
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| (...) A 12-12-17 triangle is very nearly right, and has angles of about 44.9 degrees. I used four of them in making a stop sign: (URL) Note that all eight corners are nicely studded down. Joe and Brian wrote: (...) Well whaddaya know! I'd always (...) (17 years ago, 10-Dec-07, to lugnet.technic, lugnet.edu, FTX)
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