Elementary Construction

When copying line segment AB using a straight edge and a compass, the compass should be used to:

• Draw an arc above point A

• Measure the length of segment AB

• Draw an arc between point A and point B

• Measure half the length of line segment AB

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What is being constructed in the figure?

• the perpendicular bisector of line m

• the line perpendicular to line m through a point on the line

• the line parallel to line m through a point NOT on the line

• an angle that has line m as its bisector

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When constructing a line parallel to a given line, you will be

• copying a segment

• bisecting a segment

• copying an angle

• constructing a perpendicular

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What was duplicated?

• line

• line segment

• ray

• angle

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What type of construction do you see?

• midpoint

• angle bisector

• perpendicular bisector

• altitude

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In the image, line RS is _______ to line JQ.

• parallel

• congruent

• similar

• perpendicular

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Name the construction.

• midpoint

• perpendicular through a point on the line

• perpendicular through a point NOT on the line

• Circumcenter of a right triangle

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Name the construction.

• Corresponding angles

• Parallel line to a point not on the line

• Perpendicular line to a point not on the line

• Angle bisector

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What does the word BISECT mean?

• To cut something into more than five pieces.

• It is a plane with two sets of wings.

• A shape that has three sides.

• To cut something into two congruent pieces or in half.

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What is this?

• Compass
• Circle creator
• Pencil swingy-thing
• Arc maker

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