Can you square a circle using straightedge and compass? | Constructible numbers

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A real number r is constructible if starting from a line segment of unit length,
a line segment of length |r| can be constructed with a compass and straightedge in a finite number of steps. The study of constructible numbers is elegantly linked to 4 famous problems in Euclidean geometry: (1) Doubling the cube (2) Trisecting the angle (3) Squaring the circle (4) Constructing regular polygons. The set of constructible numbers form a proper subfield of the real numbers, and field theory tools can be used to understand its structure. We will use one such fact to tackle the above 4 problems.

Straightedge and compass construction
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Hope you enjoyed the video! If you have background in abstract algebra and would like to learn more, a good reference is chapter 13.3 of Abstract Algebra by Dummit and Foote

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Very well made, big help for uni math student.

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