180-degree circular arc and one 90-degree circular arc. It is the first curvilinear figure that has been squared--that is, for which a square of equal area has been constructed using only a straightedge and compass

History

Hippocrates wanted to solve the classic problem of squaring the circle, i.e. constructing a square by means of straightedge and compass, having the same area as a given circle. He

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