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25762576Archimedes approximated the circumference of a circle using inscribed and circumscribed polygons.
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2578- He began with a hexagon — not the minimal 3‑ or 4‑gon — because the hexagon is both easy to construct and already close to the circle.
2578+ He began with a hexagon because the hexagon is both easy to construct and already close to the circle.
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25802580By repeatedly bisecting the angles, he produced 12‑gons, 24‑gons, and eventually a 96‑gon.
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25962596 < li > the right triangle</ li >
25972597 < li > the equilateral triangle</ li >
25982598 < li > the isosceles right triangle</ li >
2599- < li > the 30–60–90 triangle° </ li >
2599+ < li > the 30° –60° –90° triangle</ li >
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26022602< p > For these angles, the identity
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