Article 5PRS3 Did you solve it? Russia’s Prime Minister sets a geometry puzzle

Did you solve it? Russia’s Prime Minister sets a geometry puzzle

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Alex Bellos
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The answer to today's teaser

Earlier today I set you the following puzzle, which was a challenge Russia's Prime Minister, Mikhail Mishustin, gave to a class of Russian sixth formers earlier this month.

Construct a perpendicular from the (red) point on the circle to the diameter, without using any measuring devices.

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