Basic Constructions

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

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 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 was duplicated?

• line

• line segment

• ray

• angle

• A

• B

• C

• D

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

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

What type of construction is illustrated in the figure?

• The bisection of ∠D

• The bisection of segment BD

• An angle congruent to ∠D

• A line segment congruent to segment AB

The drawing shows the arcs used to construct...what?

• a bisector of a given line

• a bisector of a given angle

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

• an angle congruent to a given angle

What is this?

• Compass

• Circle creator

• Pencil swingy-thing

• Arc maker