Front

What is a plane?

Back

A perfectly flat surface that extends forever in all directions.

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CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

Front

What do you do when constructing a line parallel to a given line?

Back

You are copying an angle.

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CCSS.4.G.A.1

CCSS.HSG.CO.A.1

Front

What is being constructed when creating a segment that is equal in length to another?

Back

A congruent segment.

Front

What does the compass and straightedge construction of an angle bisector achieve?

Back

It constructs the bisector of a given angle.

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CCSS.HSG.CO.B.6

Front

What tools are needed to construct an equilateral triangle?

Back

A compass and a straightedge.

Front

What is a perpendicular bisector?

Back

A line that divides a segment into two equal parts at a right angle.

Front

Define congruent figures.

Back

Figures that have the same shape and size.

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CCSS.8.G.A.2

Front

What is the purpose of a compass in constructions?

Back

To draw arcs and circles and to measure distances.

Front

What is the significance of a straightedge in geometric constructions?

Back

To draw straight lines without measuring.

Front

How do you construct a perpendicular line from a point on a line?

Back

Use a compass to create arcs from the point and intersect them to form a right angle.