The Wikipedia article on Steiner constructions mentions it, but doesn’t explain it, and the source linked is a book I don’t have. This has come up in a practical project.
The Wikipedia article on Steiner constructions mentions it, but doesn’t explain it, and the source linked is a book I don’t have. This has come up in a practical project.
Very cool, and thanks for the diagram!
That will work for me, I think, but drawing a tangent isn’t a standard straightedge operation. If Wikipedia is to be believed there’s still a “pure” solution to be found, just involving connecting intersection points.