Regular seventeen-gon

Authors

  • Marie Chodorová Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc
  • Lenka Juklová Faculty of Science, Palacký University, Olomouc

Abstract

After the triangle and the pentagon, the seventeen-gon is another regular -gon with a prime value , which can be constructed exactly Euclidean. J. Gauss stated the statement about its exact construction as a theorem. The article outlines the proof of this theorem and the construction described by A. Strnad. The connection between algebra and Euclidean geometry is clearly shown during the construction.

Published

2020-08-31

How to Cite

Chodorová, M., & Juklová, L. (2020). Regular seventeen-gon. MATHEMATICS–PHYSICS–INFORMATICS, 29(3), 161–170. Retrieved from https://mfi.upol.cz/index.php/mfi/article/view/502

Issue

Section

Mathematics