EOC Review: Geometric Constructions #2

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.

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

What type of construction do you see?

• midpoint
• angle bisector
• perpendicular bisector
• altitude

Which one is the correct construction for a perpendicular bisector?

• 1
• 2
• 3
• 4

The given diagram is what kind of construction?

• Perpendicular bisector

• Congruent angles

• Angle bisector

• Congruent line segments