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The Right Tool - games (Introduction to Constructions)
- #1 Draw a Circle
- #2 Given a Line Segment, Draw Another
- #3 Given a Line Segment, Draw Another
- #4 Double the length of a line segment
- #5 Triple a Line Segment
- #6 Draw Two Circles
- #7 Draw an Equilateral Triangle
- #8 Draw Three Circles
- #9 Two Circles That Touch Once
- #10 Draw Three Overlapping Circles
- #11 Draw a regular hexagon
- #12 Optimal Regular Hexagon
- #13 Construct Perpendicular Lines
- #14 Find the Midpoint
- #15 Construct 2 Circles Inside a 3rd
- #16 Construct a square
- #17 Construct a Regular Octagon
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The Right Tool - games (Introduction to Constructions)
David Wees, mark vasicek, Jul 21, 2020
This sequence of geometric constructions is designed as puzzles to figure out. Each game gets progressively harder; you use what you learn in future constructions. Attribution: This was inspired by David Wees' GeoGebra book "Introduction to Constructions" and Illustrative Mathematics. geometry. unit 1. section 1. activity 1. "The Right Tool." https://im.kendallhunt.com/HS/teachers/2/1/1/index.html Licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 license, https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
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1. #1 Draw a Circle
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2. #2 Given a Line Segment, Draw Another
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3. #3 Given a Line Segment, Draw Another
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4. #4 Double the length of a line segment
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5. #5 Triple a Line Segment
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6. #6 Draw Two Circles
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7. #7 Draw an Equilateral Triangle
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8. #8 Draw Three Circles
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9. #9 Two Circles That Touch Once
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10. #10 Draw Three Overlapping Circles
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11. #11 Draw a regular hexagon
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12. #12 Optimal Regular Hexagon
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13. #13 Construct Perpendicular Lines
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14. #14 Find the Midpoint
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15. #15 Construct 2 Circles Inside a 3rd
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16. #16 Construct a square
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17. #17 Construct a Regular Octagon
#1 Draw a Circle
Given a line segment, draw a circle with its radius as the line segment.
Check your work by doing the drag test: use the MOVE tool to try to drag each of the points.


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