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The next diagram reveals how to utilize
Perfectagøn to create a pentagon.
Once the Perfectagøn Base Setup is created divide the
diagonal line into five equal segments. Basically one quarter
of the base circle is divided into the number of segments equal
to the number of sides for the target regular polygon. So the
length of one side will essentially be derived from four times
the length of one segment.
The most accurate measurement attainable is to have
Line B pass through the center of Circle A effectively bisecting
the diagonal line and subsequently the arc. So the closer to the
center that a segment is intersected-a segment number that when
divided or multiplied will result in the number four-will render
the most accurate side length. Therefore to obtain the most accurate
side length for a pentagon using Perfectagøn is to use
the second segment as a reference for marking the Circle A then
using a compass focused at that mark, measuring to the top of
the cross (first point of segment one), then creating a circle
which will produce another intersecting mark on the Circle A.
Measuring from the top of the cross to the new mark will produce
a good length for the side of the pentagon.
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