Constructions Review

Match the following terms to the correct definitions

• line drawn from a vertex to the midpoint

• Altitude

• line divides angle into two equal parts

• Perpendicular line

• Perpendicular line drawn from a vertex

• Angle Bisector

• Two lines that form a right angle

• Parallel Lines

• Lines that never intersect

• Median

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What kind of intersecting lines are these?

• Parallel Lines
• Perpendicular Lines
• Right Lines
• Scalene Lines

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What kind of lines are these?

• Parallel Lines
• Perpendicular Lines
• Right Lines
• Scalene Lines

What is being represented in the image?

• Radius

• Diameter

• Inscribed Angle

• Secant

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

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.

Which one is the correct construction for a perpendicular bisector?

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• 2
• 3
• 4

What geometric construction is shown in the diagram below?

• an angle bisector
• a line parallel to a given line
• an angle congruent to a given angle
• a perpendicular bisector of a segment

A line, segment, or ray that passes through the midpoint of a side that is creates a 90 degree angle with that side.

• Perpendicular bisector
• Angle bisector
• Median
• Altitude

Based on the construction, which conclusion is not always true?