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In today’s Basic Technology class, We will continue with our class on Angles. We hope you enjoy the class!
Constructing a 60º Angle
We know that the angles in an equilateral triangle are all 60º in size. This suggests that to construct a 60º angle we need to construct an equilateral triangle as described below.
Step 1: Draw the arm PQ.
Step 2: Place the point of the compass at P and draw an arc that passes through Q.
Step 3: Place the point of the compass at Q and draw an arc that passes through P. Let this arc cut the arc drawn in Step 2 at R
Constructing a 30º Angle
We know that:
So, to construct an angle of 30º,
first, construct a 60º angle and then bisect it. Often, we apply the following steps.
Step 1: Draw the arm PQ.
Step 2: Place the point of the compass at P and draw an arc that passes through Q.
Step 3: Place the point of the compass at Q and draw an arc that cuts the arc drawn in Step 2 at R.
Step 4: With the point of the compass still at Q, draw an arc near T as shown.
Step 5: With the point of the compass at R, draw an arc to cut the arc drawn in Step 4 at T.
Step 6: Join T to P. The angle QPT is 30º.
Constructing a 90º Angle
We can construct a 90º angle either by bisecting a straight angle or using the following steps.
Step 1: Draw the arm PA.
Step 2: Place the point of the compass at P and draw an arc that cuts the arm at Q.
Step 3: Place the point of the compass at Q and draw an arc of radius PQ that cuts the arc drawn in Step 2 at R.
Step 4: With the point of the compass at R, draw an arc of radius PQ to cut the arc drawn in Step 2 at S.
Step 5: With the point of the compass still at R, draw another arc of radius PQ near T as shown.
Step 6: With the point of the compass at S, draw an arc of radius PQ to cut the arc drawn in step 5 at T.
Step 7: Join T to P. The angle APT is 90º.
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