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Dividing a circle with a compass<br />gerard brown<br />2D Foundation Princples<br />

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1. Draw a circle with your compass<br />

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2. Draw a 2nd circle whose center is on the edge of the first your compass (red)<br />

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3. Draw a 3rd circle whose center is on the edge of the 2nd<br />(this on is green)<br />

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4. Draw a 4th circle whose center is on the edge of the 3rd<br />(this one is blue)<br />

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5 - 7. Using the points at which each new circles intersects the original shape, inscribe 3 more circles (they are purple)<br />

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The central circle is now divided into six equal parts. Connecting the points will make a regular hexagon. <br />

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To divide the figure into 12 parts, locate the midpoint between two points on the edge of the central circle.<br />

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Moving clockwise from that point, repeat the sequence by which you located the first six peripheral circles (red).<br />