Divide the circle's circumference into six 60 degree angles and join the angles to its centre then cut it into 6 equal pieces.
To divide something into smaller and smaller pieces until you won't be able to divide it anymore.
π pieces are neededI.e. three wires wouldn't quite do it, the fourth wolud have a lot spare.
A half of a quarter of a circle is 1/8 of a circle. There are four pieces making 1/4. If you split all of them into halves you have eighths.
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Divide 360 by 14, then draw two radii in the circle with this number of degrees between them. Then use a compass to mark off 14 equal arcs around the perimeter. Join the points to the centre.
To divide a circle into thirteenths, divide it into thirteen equal portions, or pieces.
A diameter is a line connecting any two points in a circle that passes through the centre of a circle. You can draw 1 diameter and divide the circle in half. You can draw 2 and divide it into 4 pieces or draw an infinite amount and divide it into infinite pieces.
From the center of the circle, draw like a cross from there.
circle is 2d so, just fold it 15!
By marking out 10 arcs of 36 degrees around its circumference and joining them to the centre of the circle.
Mark out 10 by 36 degree arcs around its circumference and then join them up to the center of the circle.
Divide the circle's circumference into six 60 degree angles and join the angles to its centre then cut it into 6 equal pieces.
It depends on the number of pieces that you need. To Divide the Circle in Half: There are two easy ways to divide a circle: using a compass or using six more circles of the exact same size. Using Six More Identical Circles 1. Place the six identical circles around original, so that they all touch it. Every one of these circles should touch the center circle, and it's two neighbours. The fit should be perfect. 2. Mark the points where each of the surrounding circles touch the center circle. 3. Draw a line between any two opposing marks. This line exactly divides your circle. Using a Compass 1. Set the width of the compass to equal the radius of the circle. This can be done by trial and error if necessary. That is, choosing a likely size, draw a circle, compare with original, and adjust. 2. Mark a point on the edge of the original circle. 3. Place the point of the compass on this spot. 4. There are two new points on the circle which the compass, on either side of the first point. Mark the new points. 5. For each new point, place the point of the compass there and mark one more point, as before. You should now have 5 points marked. 6. If you wish, mark a sixth point from the two newest marks. Both marks should touch the same point, if they don't your radius or your marks have been inaccurate. 7. Draw a line between any two opposing marks. This line exactly divides your circle. To Divide the Circle in Sixths This is the same as dividing the circle in half, above, but draw lines between all three sets of opposing marks. To Divide the Circle in Thirds 1. Initially divide the circle into sixths. 2. These three lines should meet at the center of the circle. Mark the center. 3. Remove every other line segment between the center and the edge of the circle (circumference). To Divide the Circle into N Equal Parts You will need a protractor for this, and possibly a calculator. 1. Initially divide the circle into sixths, above. 2. Mark the point where the divisions cross, this is the center of the circle. 3. Remove five of the six line segments between the center and edge (circumference) of the circle. 4. Determine angle of each wedge by dividing 360 by N ( 360/N ) where N is the number of equal pieces that you want. For example if you want 9 pieces then 360/9 = 40. So you wedge angle is 40 degrees. 5. With the center of the protractor at the center of the circle and the one line at 0 degrees, mark of your wedge angle on both sides of the line. For example, if your first line is straight up and down, then mark 40 degrees to the left and to the right. 6. Draw a line from the center of the circle, through your mark, and to the edge of the circle. 7. Continue marking of your angle around the circle and drawing lines, going both directions, until your marks meet. Further Information There are ways to divide circles using templates that are purchased. You may also make many more divisions using only a compass and strait edge, besides two and six, but these can be much more complex and are probably too difficult to describe without a diagram.
Think about a circle. If you divide it into six equal parts, each part is 1/6 of the circle. Now think about a circle that is identical to the first. If you divide that one into eight equal parts, each part is 1/8 of the circle. If you compare the two divided circles, you will see that the 1/8 pieces must be smaller than the 1/6 pieces, because eight pieces are filling the same space as six pieces. Draw this out on paper to prove this to yourself if need be.
If the shape has high symmetry like a circle then it's easy to do. If not, measure the area, divide it by N (the number of pieces you want) and chop off that quanitity (N-1) times and, with the bit left over you will have N equal pieces.
Starting at one point of the circle, draw a straight line through the center of the circle to the other side. This line is called a diameter. It will divide the circle into 2 equal pieces.Now, if you want to divide the circle into any number N of equal pieces, follow these steps in orderdivide the diameter into N equal segments,from one endpoint of the diameter, draw half circles towards every endpoint of the equal segments,flip the circle,from the other endpoint of the diameter, draw again half circles towards every endpoint of the equal segment (but now filling the other side of the circle).The resulting parts of the circle have equal area.