DIVIDING A LINE SEGMENT INTO EQUAL PARTS

Dividing a segment into 5 parts

Given line segment AB, divide AB into N equal parts.
Step 1. Choose a point P1 not on AB. Draw a line through AP1. Construct P2, P3,....PN so that P1P2=P2P3 and so on. Basically, just construct points of length equal to AP1.
Step 2. Connect PN with B. Construct a line at PN-1 parallel to PNB. This line intersects AB at AB/N, the N-section.















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