Construct Me!

Use the Compass Tool to make a circle with a center at A and a radius the length of A to B.[br][list][*]Click the tool at the top.[/*][*]Click Point A[/*][*]Click Point B[/*][*]Move the mouse, and the mouse is now the center of the circle.[/*][*]Click Point A to place the circle you made there.[br][/*][/list]
Construct a Segment CD congruent to Segment AB
[b]Step 1: [/b]Use the compass to create a circle with a Center at Point A and a radius the length of Segment AB.[br][b]Step 2: [/b]Move the circle down to Point C, creating a circle with a center at Point C.[br][b]Step 3: [/b]Place a new Point D, any where on Circle C.[br][b]Step 4: [/b]Construct a segment from Point C to Point D.[br][b]Step 5: [/b]Use the measurement tool to confirm that Segment CD is the same length as Segment AB.
Construct a Perpendicular Bisector to Segment AB
[b]Step 1: [/b]Use the compass to create a circle with a Radius the length of AC and a center at Point A.[br][b]Step 2: [/b]Use the compass to create a circle with a Radius the length of AC and a center at Point B.[br][b]Step 3: [/b]Use the intersection tool to mark the intersection points of Circle A and Circle B.[br][list][*]Move your mouse to Circle A and it will become bold, click it, and then do the same to Circle B and then the intersection points will appear.[br][/*][/list][b]Step 4: [/b]Use the line creator tool to draw a line through points D and E.[br][b]Step 5: [/b]Use the angle measure tool to confirm that line DE and Segment AB are in fact perpendicular.[br][list][*]Click Line DE and then Click Segment AB and the angle tool will measure the angle between the two lines.[/*][/list][b]Step 6[/b]: Use the intersection tool to mark Point F as the intersection of line DE and Segment AB.[br][list][*]Click Line DE and Click Segment AB and the point of intersection will appear as Point F.[/*][/list][b]Step 7: [/b]Use the measurement tool to confirm that Segment AF and Segment FB are congruent.
Construct a Line Parallel to Line AB
[b]Step 1: [/b]Connect points C and D to make Line CD.[br][b]Step 2: [/b]Use the Circle Radius tool to construct a circle with a center at Point D and a radius of 2.[br][b]Step 3: [/b]Use the Circle Radius tool to construct a circle with a center at Point C and a radius of 2.[br][b]Step 4: [/b]Use the intersection tool to mark the intersections of Circle D with Line CD and the intersection of Circle D with Line AB. [br][b]Step 5: [/b]Use the intersection tool to mark the intersections of Circle C with Line CD.[br][b]Step 6: [/b]Use the Compass to measure the distance between points F and H and move the circle up to have a center at Point I.[br][list][*]Your letters might be different than mine... you're using the compass to create a circle with a radius the length of the acute angle of Circle D and then moving it up to have a center at the point on line CD furthest away from segment AB.[/*][/list][b]Step 7[/b]: Use the intersection tool to mark the intersections of Circle I and Circle C as Point L.[br][b]Step 8: [/b]Use the line tool to create a line between points C and L. [br][list][*]Your letters might be different, point L should be the point that is the intersection of Circle I and Circle C, on the right of Line CD.[br][/*][/list][b]Step 9[/b]: Use the slope tool to verify that line CJ and Line AB are Parallel.
Constructing Angle Bisector of Angle CAB
Follow these steps to bisect an angle:[br][br][b]Step 1:[/b] Using the POINT TOOL, mark point D on segment AB[br][b]Step 2:[/b] Using the COMPASS TOOL, create a circle with radius AD and center point A[br][b]Step 3: [/b]Using the POINT TOOL, mark point E where circle A intersects segment AC[br][b]Step 4: [/b]Using the COMPASS TOOL, create a circle with the radius DE and center point D.[br][b]Step 5:[/b] Using the COMPASS TOOL, create a circle with the radius DE and center point E[br][b]Step 6: [/b]Using the SEGMENT TOOL, draw a segment from point A to the intersection of circles D and E
Process Questions:
1. How did you find the activity?
2. Were you able to construct all line segment and angle bisector,[br]perpendicular and parallel lines correctly?
3. If not, what do you think is the hindering factor to it?
4. What do you think the importance of compass and straightedge in[br]constructing segment and angle bisector, and constructing parallel and[br]perpendicular lines?
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