From: utzoo!decvax!pur-ee!uiucdcs!grunwald Newsgroups: net.math Title: Re: pizza - (nf) Article-I.D.: uiucdcs.209 Posted: Sat Jun 26 23:25:52 1982 Received: Mon Jun 28 08:49:14 1982 Reply-To: 0s #R:floyd:-29500:uiucdcs:10300002:000:427 uiucdcs!grunwald Jun 26 23:18:00 1982 why is it not possible to construct a septagon within the pizza, with the longest radius of the septagon equal to the radius of the pizza? Constructing the septagon involves calculating the length of the outer edge and then setting the compass to that length. Then, start anywhere on the edge of the Zah and go around using the compass to measure off the distance on the perimeter. Is there some non obvious catch to this?