MY 11 TRISECTION APPROXIMATION METHODS         Pg. 40

 

THE FOCUS FORMULA IN SQUARING THE CIRCLE

 
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FIG. 8

 

CONSTRUCTION:

 
 1. Draw any suitable straight line AOB, as shown in FIG. 8 above,top
   
  figure.
   
 2. At center pt O and a suitable radius OA draw a complete circle,
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  crossing the line OB, as shown in FIG. 8 above.
   
 3. Draw any straight line OC so that ÐAOC = 6Æ [60o was used
   
  for clarity] so that pt C lies on the circumferance of the previous circle
   
  at pt C, as shown in FIG. 8 above.
   
 4. Draw 2 straight lines DA and DO so that ÐDAO = 4Æ [40o] and
   
  ÐDOA = 90o - Æ = i - Æ [80o] above the line AOB so that the
   
  2 lines intersect at pt D, as shown in FIG. 8, above.
   
 5. Draw the line DF parallel to line AOB.
   
 6. With center pt D and radius of length DA draw a circle to cut arc
   
  ACE produced at pt E, just above line OB, see FIG. 8, above.
   
  Thus let DA = DE = [b - c] = r1 and OC = OE = c = r.
   
 7. Join pts O & E with a straight line and extend the line past pt E to
   
  intersect the line DF extended at pt F so that OF = DF = b,
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  see proof below.
   
 8. With center pt E and radius EO = c = r cut line AOB
   
  extended at pt B and let the distance OB = a.
   
9. Join pts E & D with a straight line and extend the line ED to
   
  meet arc ACE at pt C, as shown in FIG. 8 above, see proof below.
   
10. Join pts D & F and pts B & F with straight lines.
 

PROOF:

 
 1. In DDOA & DDOE:
   
  Line DO is common and radii OA = OE and DA = DE; therefore,
   
  they are similar and equilateral Ds.
   
  Thus ÐOAD = ÐOED = 4Æ and ÐODA = ODE =
   
  = 2i - ÐDAO - ÐDOA = 2i - 4Æ - (i - Æ) = i - 3Æ.
   
  and since DF is parallel to OB then ÐAOD = ÐODF = i - Æ
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  and thus ÐFDB = ÐODF - ÐODB = (i - Æ) - (i - 3Æ) = 2Æ
   
  and also ÐFDB = ÐOBD = 2Æ
   
 2. In isosceles DCOE:
   
  Since 2 sides OC = OE = r = c and ÐOCE = ÐOEC = 4Æ
   
  therefore ÐCOD = ÐDOA - ÐCOA = (i - Æ) - 6Æ = i - 7Æ.
   
 3. In DEOB:
   
  Since 2 sides EO = EB = r = c
   
  therefore DEOB is isosceles and ÐEOB = ÐEBO = 2Æ
   
  and since DF is parallel to OB then ÐDFO = ÐFDB = 2Æ
   
 4. In DFOD:
   
  Since ÐFDO = ÐDOA = i - Ø
   
  and ÐFOD = 2i - ÐAOD - ÐBOE = 2i - (i - Æ) - 2Æ = i - Æ
   
  then DFOD is isosceles and thus DF = OF = b.
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 5. In isosceles DDEF & DOEB:
   
  Since ÐEDF = ÐEFD = ÐEOB = ÐEBO = 2Æ
   
  and since ED = EB = c = r
   
  and since DE = EF = DA = OF - OE = (b - c) = r1
   
  therefore the ratio DF/OB = EF/ER = DE/OE = b/a = (b-c)/c or
   
  1/c = 1/a + 1/b - which is known as the FOCUS FORMULA.
 
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  Pg. 45
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FIG. 9

 

SQUARING THE CIRCLE:

 

NOTE

 
D ADB, FIG. 9 was reproduced from D ADB, FIG. 8, above.
   
1. Let b = pi = p = 3.141593
   
2. Let a = pi - 1 = p - 1 = 2.141593
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3. 1/c = 1/a + 1/b = 1/3.141593 + 1/2.141593 = 0.785252025
   
  c = ab/(a + b) = 1.2734765400
   
4. d = 2b*sinÆ   [from ISOSCELES DFOD]
   
5. d/sin2Æ = a/cos(i - 3Æ)   [from SINE LAWS for DODB]
   
  d = a*sin2Æ/cos3Æ
   
  d = 2a*sinÆ/(1 - 4sin2Æ)
   
  d = 2b*sinÆ = 2a*sinÆ/(1 - 4sin2Æ)
   
  a = b(1 - 4sin2Ø)
   
  4sin2Æ = (b - a)/b = (p - (p - 1))/p = 1/p
   
  (.5cscÆ)2 = p
   
6. a = 2c*cos2Æ   [from ISOSCELES DEOB]
   
  cos2Æ = a/2c = 0.840845
   
  2Æ = 32o 46' 13.12" and Æ = 16o 23' 6.57"
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  pr2 = (0.5r2cscÆ)2 = A2
   
  A = 0.5r*cscÆ
   
  p = .5csc2Æ
   
 

NOTE

   
  With the angle Æ = 16° 23' 6.57" one can square any any
   
  circle, but I will leave that to you the mathematician to prove!
   
  DADB, Fig. 8, above, is reproduced as DADB, Fig. 9, below.
 
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FIG. 9a

 

RELATIONSHIPS:

 

NOTE

 
Figure DDEBOA, Fig. 9a, above, is reproduced from DDEBOA, Fig. 8 above.
 
(2cscÆ)2 = 1 + b/a and (2sinÆ)2 = 1 - a/b
 
The circumferance C = 2*pi*r = 2pr = pDia. = pi*Dia.
 
pi = p = b = a + 1 = Cir./Dia. = 3.141593653589   [from CRC TABLES]
  Pg. 49 NOT REQUIRED AN EXTRA PAGE SEE PAGE 77A
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