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What does square the circle mean?
to construct (using a compass and straight-edge) a square with the same area as a given circle using only a finite number of steps. "Squaring the circle" was an ancient problem that has been proved impossible to do.
Why is it impossible to square a circle?
You have to determine the value of pi squared.
What does it mean to 'square a circle'?
to construct (using a compass and straight-edge) a square with the same area as a given circle using only a finite number of steps. "Squaring the circle" was an ancient problem that has been proved impossible to do.
What are a group of soldiers that stood in a square to fight?
a group of soldiers that stood in a square to fight?
What is 2 - D?
A dimension is a 'measurable extent'. A line is something which joins two points - it has length and no thickness - and so it considered to be one-dimensional. A figure such as a circle, square or triangle is what is known as a 'plane' figure. These things have length and height on a page, but they have no depth - they are two-dimensional - This is usually written as 2-D. The use of the drawing technique known as 'perspective' allows us to make a 2-d drawing appear to have three dimensions. A solid object, such as a ball, or a block of wood - has three dimensions - length, breadth and height. We humans are three-dimensional. A drawing of a person is 2-D, the real person is 3-D
