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Old 03-26-2012, 12:16 PM
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I have looked and looked and cannot find what degree I should use to cut my triangles for the 8 section kaleidascope blocks. Any suggestions? Helppppppp!! Please.
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Old 03-26-2012, 12:24 PM
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Full circle is 360° ... so if you're wanting 8 equal parts, that'd be 360°/8 = 45°.
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Old 03-26-2012, 12:26 PM
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thank you so much, my brain just would NOT do that for me today. Gotta love the fibrofogs. LOL Hugs and smiles.
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Old 03-26-2012, 03:23 PM
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Yep, 45 degrees. Another method is know ing that a 4 sided object has 90 degrees, so a figure with multiple of 4 would have the number of sides likewise divided by that number.
4 sides = 90 degrees
8 sides = 45 degrees
16 sides = 22.5 degrees.
etc.

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Great info. Thank you!
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Old 03-26-2012, 04:43 PM
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The really sad thing for me today is that I even had the 90 degree number and STILL couldn't come up with the 45. Does that tell you a little about what it's like to live in the fog?
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