Questions tagged [construction]
A puzzle that requires an example to be built that fits certain criteria.
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Doubling the cube with rational Meccano strips
In three monographs published in 2006, 2008 and 2014 Gerard 't Hooft considered "Meccano mathematics": how to construct specified distances and regular polygons by a rigid system of ideal ...
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Can you construct a nonagon with 47 rods?
Stiv's Diabolical Instruments now offers a bundle of exactly 47 equal-length rods that can be joined by hinges at their ends – and only the ends – to form planar linkages (i.e. all hinge axes are ...