Abstract
Constructions are central to the methodology of geometry presented in the Elements. This theory therefore poses a unique challenge to those concerned with the practice of constructive mathematics: can the Elements be faithfully captured in a modern constructive framework? In this paper, we outline our implementation of Euclidean geometry based on straightedge and compass constructions in the intuitionistic type theory of the Nuprl proof assistant. A result of our intuitionistic treatment of Euclidean geometry is a proof of the second proposition from Book I of the Elements in its full generality; a result that differs from other formally constructive accounts of Euclidean geometry. Our formalization of the straightedge and compass utilizes a predicate for orientation, which enables a concise and intuitive expression of Euclid’s constructions.
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