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Construction Packet 10 11

The document provides instructions for using a compass and straightedge to construct geometric shapes like copying segments and angles, bisecting segments and angles, and drawing parallel lines. It includes examples of each type of construction for the reader to practice.

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Construction Packet 10 11

The document provides instructions for using a compass and straightedge to construct geometric shapes like copying segments and angles, bisecting segments and angles, and drawing parallel lines. It includes examples of each type of construction for the reader to practice.

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NAME _______________________________________________________

CONSTRUCTION: Copy and Bisect Segments and Angles


A construction is a geometric drawing that uses a limited set of tools, usually a compass and straightedge. You can use a
compass and straightedge (a ruler without marks) to construct a segment that is congruent to a given segment, and an
angle that is congruent to a given angle. You will also construct a segment bisector and an angle bisector. Look at and read
each exploration below, then complete the given constructions by following the examples for each.

Exploration #1: Copy a Segment


Use the following steps to construct a segment that is congruent to segment AB.

Follow the 3 steps above to copy each segment below using only your compass and straightedge.

1.) 2.)
A B A B

CRITICAL THINKING: Describe how you could use a compass and a straightedge to
draw a segment that is twice as long as a given segment.
Exploration #2: Bisect a Segment (perpendicular bisector)
Use the following steps to construct a bisector of and to find the midpoint M of .

Follow the 3 steps above to bisect each segment below using only your compass and straightedge.

3.)

A B

4.)

A B
Exploration #3: Copy an Angle
Use the following steps to construct an angle that is congruent to ∠A. In this construction, the radius of an arc is the
distance from the point where the compass point rests (the center of the arc) to a point on the arc drawn by the compass.

Follow the 4 steps above to copy each angle below using only your compass and straightedge.

5.) 6.)

A
A
Exploration #4: Bisect an Angle
Use the following steps to construct an angle bisector of ∠A.

Follow the 3 steps above to bisect each angle below using only your compass and straightedge.

7.)

8.)

A
Exploration #5: Draw a parallel line
Use the following steps to construct a line through a given point P that is parallel to a given line m.

9.

Q R

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