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Keeping Secrets about Squared Circles

June 7th, 2005 by Walt

Did you know that according to MathWorld you can square the circle using the compass and straight-edge in the hyperbolic plane? How long have you known this? Why have you been keeping it from me?

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2 Responses to “Keeping Secrets about Squared Circles”

  1. michael Says:
    June 8th, 2005 at 2:19 pm

    What does that even mean? Is the straight-edge euclidian-straight or hyperbolic-staight?

  2. Walt Says:
    June 8th, 2005 at 4:53 pm

    Hyperbolic-straight, I presume. Otherwise it seems contentless.

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