SOLUTION: How to trisect a segment using a compass and a straightedge? I have tried finding the midpoint and then dividing it over again, but that does not work would you please help me?

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Question 104859: How to trisect a segment using a compass and a straightedge? I have tried finding the midpoint and then dividing it over again, but that does not work would you please help me?
Answer by Fombitz(32388) About Me  (Show Source):
You can put this solution on YOUR website!
Here are a couple of links with explanations and pictures that really help understand how it's done.
http://jwilson.coe.uga.edu/emt668/EMAT6680.2000/Lehman/emat6690/trisecttri's/triseg.html
http://www.geocities.com/robinhuiscool/Trisection.html
http://www41.homepage.villanova.edu/robert.styer/trisecting%20segment/