Angle trisection with coefficients in the field generated by these numbers. Therefore, any number that is constructible by a sequence of steps is a root of a minimal polynomial whose degree is a power of two. Note also that radians (60 degrees, written 60°) is constructible. The argument below shows that it is impossible to construct a 20° angle. This implies that a 60° angle cannot be trisected, and thus that an arbitrary angle cannot be trisected. Denote the set of rational numbers by . If 60° could be trisected, the degree of a minimal polynomial of over would be a power
Exterior angle theorem segments). Only one of these angles contains the third side of the triangle in its interior, and this angle is called an "interior angle" of the triangle. In the picture below, the angles "∠ABC", "∠BCA" and "∠CAB" are the three interior angles of the triangle. An "exterior angle" is formed by extending one of the sides of the triangle; the angle between the extended side and the other side is the exterior angle. In the picture, angle "∠ACD" is an exterior angle. The proof of Proposition 1.16 given by Euclid is often cited as one place where Euclid gives a