Student Activity Construction 3
Use in connection with the interactive file ³construction 3´ on the Student¶s CD.
Construction 3: To construct a Line perpendicular to a given line l, passing through a
given point not on l.(Compass)
1. Construct a line through P and a line through Q perpendicular to the lines given.
Verify the lines are perpendicular.
(i)
P
(ii)
Q
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2. Construct a line through A perpendicular to [BC] and construct a line through A perpendicular to [RT]
T
A
C
B
R
What do you call the resulting four sided figure? _______________________________________
Measure the lengths of the sides of the four sided. What can you conclude?___________________
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