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2016 Some fifth roots that are constructible by marked ruler and compass
Elliot Benjamin, C. Snyder
Rocky Mountain J. Math. 46(3): 749-767 (2016). DOI: 10.1216/RMJ-2016-46-3-749

Abstract

We show that there are cubic irrationals whose real fifth roots can be constructed by marked ruler and compass.

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Elliot Benjamin. C. Snyder. "Some fifth roots that are constructible by marked ruler and compass." Rocky Mountain J. Math. 46 (3) 749 - 767, 2016. https://doi.org/10.1216/RMJ-2016-46-3-749

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Published: 2016
First available in Project Euclid: 7 September 2016

zbMATH: 1359.51011
MathSciNet: MR3544834
Digital Object Identifier: 10.1216/RMJ-2016-46-3-749

Subjects:
Primary: 51M15

Keywords: fifth roots , geometric constructions , marked ruler

Rights: Copyright © 2016 Rocky Mountain Mathematics Consortium

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