三大尺规作图问题(国外英文资料).doc

三大尺规作图问题(国外英文资料)Fascinating age-old problem -- three ruler problem: 2009-11-10 13:56 source: Author: anonymous resource network Chinese mathematical Views: 224 timesThe ruler drawing is restricted to the tools of drawing the ruler and compasses. The basic graphics that a ruler and compasses can do are: crossing two points, drawing a straight line, making a circle, making the intersection of two straight lines, making the intersection of the two circles, and making the intersection of a straight line and a circle. Foot drawing is a challenge to human wisdom and an effective way to train peoples thinking and operating ability.The Greek mathematician of the fifth Century B.C. was used to drawing on rulers and compasses without scales (hereinafter referred to as rulers). In their opinion, the straight line and the circle are the most reliable figures to be trusted, and the rulers and compasses are the concrete embodiment of these two kinds of figures, so only the figures made by the rulers are believable. As a result, they are keen to discuss geometric mapping under foot gauge restrictions. Mathematicians tend to use simple tools to solve the difficult problem of nature praised the preparation, with the compass to draw a variety of graphics with interest. The three big rulers are difficult to figure out in this context.A cube problemThe legend of around 400 BC, the ancient Greek Athens epidemic, in order to eliminate the disaster, people to the sun god Appollo for help, Appollo request, said he must be expanded before the altar of the temple of cubic volume of 1 times, otherwise the disease will prevail. At first, people did not realize how difficult it would be to meet this requirement. It was not until many attempts were made that the situation became serious. People were baffled, and had to turn to Platon, the greatest scholar of all time. After careful thought, Platon felt powerless. This is the cubic cube problem of one of the three greatest geometric problems of a