Show with a convincing example, how the problem of trisecting an angle (dividing it into 3 equal parts) by SE&C can not be solved in a similar way by trisecting a line segment.

The following problem is based on the Parallelogram Law. In the scaled drawing, each unit corresponds to 50 mph. A small airplane travels due east at 250 mph. The wind is blowing at 50 mph in the direction due north. Using the indicated diagonal and use it to determine the speed of the airplane in miles per hour.

A jogger runs along two sides of an open rectangular lot. If the first side of the lot is 200 ft long and the diagonal distance across the lot is 400 ft, what is the measure of the angle formed by the 200-ft and 400-ft dimensions? To the nearest foot, how much farther does the jogger run by travelling the two sides of the block rather than the diagonal distance across the lot?

Compute 1.

Considering that the consecutive dials on the electric meter rotate in opposite directions, what is the current reading in kilowatt hours of usage? The initial direction is clockwise.

The state of Nevada approximates the shape of a trapezoid with these dimensions for boundaries: 340 miles on the north, 515 miles on the east, 435 miles on the south and 225 miles on the west. If A and B are points located midway across the north and south boundaries, what is the approximate distance from A to B?