Grade 10 Construction T/D

A __________ is a plane figure which is bounded by thee straight sides.

• Quadrilateral

• Circle

• Polygons

• Triangles

The drawing shows a compass and straight edge construction of...what?

• the bisector of a given angle

• a perpendicular to a given line at a point on the line

• a perpendicular to a given line from a point NOT on the line

• an angle congruent to a given angle

The given diagram shows a number of circles within a circle, what can these circles be classified as?

• Concentric circles

• Eccentric circles

• Corresponding circles

• Interlocking circles

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

What type of construction do you see?

• midpoint

• angle bisector

• perpendicular bisector

• altitude

What type of construction is illustrated in the diagram?

• Angle congruent to angle D

• Line segment congruent to AD

• Angle congruent to angle D

• Bisection of angle D

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.

What is this?

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

An angle that measures exactly 90°

• Acute Angle
• Right Angle
• Triangle
• Straight Angle

To construct an equilateral triangle, all you need is a compass and a straightedge.

• True
• False