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  2. Constructions in hyperbolic geometry - Wikipedia

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    Construct the line segment BB' and using a hyperbolic ruler, construct the line OI" such that OI" is perpendicular to BB' and parallel to B'I". Then, line OA is the angle bisector for ᗉ IAI'. [3] Case 2c: IB' is ultraparallel to I'B. Using the ultraparallel theorem, construct the common perpendicular of IB' and I'B, CC'. Let the intersection ...

  3. Bisection - Wikipedia

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    In classical geometry, the bisection is a simple compass and straightedge construction, whose possibility depends on the ability to draw arcs of equal radii and different centers: The segment is bisected by drawing intersecting circles of equal radius , whose centers are the endpoints of the segment. The line determined by the points of ...

  4. Straightedge and compass construction - Wikipedia

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    It can only be used to draw a line segment between two points, or to extend an existing line segment. The compass can have an arbitrarily large radius with no markings on it (unlike certain real-world compasses). Circles and circular arcs can be drawn starting from two given points: the centre and a point on the circle. The compass may or may ...

  5. Poncelet–Steiner theorem - Wikipedia

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    To draw the parallel (h) to a diameter g through any given point P. Chose auxiliary point C anywhere on the straight line through B and P outside of BP. (Steiner) In the branch of mathematics known as Euclidean geometry, the Poncelet–Steiner theorem is one of several results concerning compass and straightedge constructions having additional restrictions imposed on the traditional rules.

  6. Special cases of Apollonius' problem - Wikipedia

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    The line through P and Q (1) is an angle bisector. Rays have one angle bisector; lines have two, perpendicular to one another. Preliminary results. A few basic results are helpful in solving special cases of Apollonius' problem. Note that a line and a point can be thought of as circles of infinitely large and infinitely small radius, respectively.

  7. Perpendicular bisector construction of a quadrilateral

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    In geometry, the perpendicular bisector construction of a quadrilateral is a construction which produces a new quadrilateral from a given quadrilateral using the perpendicular bisectors to the sides of the former quadrilateral. This construction arises naturally in an attempt to find a replacement for the circumcenter of a quadrilateral in the ...

  8. Angle trisection - Wikipedia

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    Angles may be trisected via a neusis construction using tools beyond an unmarked straightedge and a compass. The example shows trisection of any angle θ > ⁠ 3π 4 ⁠ by a ruler with length equal to the radius of the circle, giving trisected angle φ = ⁠θ 3 ⁠. Angle trisection is a classical problem of straightedge and compass ...

  9. Tangent lines to circles - Wikipedia

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    The line segments OT 1 and OT 2 are radii of the circle C; since both are inscribed in a semicircle, they are perpendicular to the line segments PT 1 and PT 2, respectively. But only a tangent line is perpendicular to the radial line. Hence, the two lines from P and passing through T 1 and T 2 are tangent to the circle C.