Do you remember geometric constructions? The latest from Veritas Journal digs-in to one of the three ‘impossible constructions’ — angle trisection. Perhaps not as impossible as you thought.

Origami, Neusis and Angle Trisection

Illustration A No matter how long ago you studied math in high school, you probably remember using a compass and a straightedge to do basic geometric constructions. Perhaps you were asked to use these tools to find the midpoint of a line segment, bisect an angle, or even construct a hexagon (Illustr…