A circle has 360 degrees inside it, 360/3=120. Cut the circle up so that there are three 120 degree angled wedges and you have 3 equal parts.
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Construct a circle with a 4.5 radius. The circle's circumference is 360 degrees. So mark out 3 by 120 degrees on the circumference and join them to the centre of the circle which will divide the circle into three equal parts.
You draw a circle, and divide it into several equal parts - for example, 4 equal parts. Then you select some of those parts - for example, 3, by drawing them in some special color or shading them. Using a circle is convenient, because then, even if you divide it into pieces, it is visually quite clear that it is part of something greater.
step 1: make a circle with a compass step 2: divide the circle into 4 equal parts step 3: draw curved lines
The three parts are:the interior of the circle, the points on the circle (points on its circumference) the outside of the circle.
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