Geometric Problems of Antiquity
Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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...correspond to the following algebraic problems: (1) Is the cube root of 2 constructible...combinations of square roots.) In problem (2), certain special angles can...impossible. Finally, the solution of problem (3) did not come until 1882, when...numbers (see number ). Although these problems cannot be solved using only straight...compass, the Greeks developed methods of solving them using higher curves. See F...