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Constructions with ruler and compass

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Visit this site: http://www.zef-damen.myweb.nl/Constructions/Constructions_en.htm
Author:Zef Damen
Description: A page that answers the question, What are ruler-and-compass constructions? With links to step-by-step drawings for constructions: bisecting a given angle; constructing: a line perpendicular to a given line that divides it into two equal parts; a line perpendicular to a given line passing through a given point on the line (or not on the line); the horizontal and vertical centerlines of a given circle; an equilateral triangle, given one side; an equilateral triangle inscribed in a given circle; a pentagon inscribed in a given circle; a hexagon, given one side, or inscribed in a given circle; a heptagon.
Levels: Middle School (6-8), High School (9-12)
Languages: English
Math Topics: Constructions

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