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Geometry with Only a Compass
Puzzle: Using only a compass (and without a straight edge or a ruler), is it possible to identify (a) the midpoint of two points? (b) the center of a circle? (c) all four corners of a square, given two of them?
Solution: Cut The Knot article describes several such constructions.
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