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Copy a Line
Objective: Copy the line segment AB.
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1.- Draw a line segment longer than AB
(see the green line below segment AB). |
| 2.- On the longer line, label a point
that
corresponds to point A (Point C is the beginning of the new line). |
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| 3.- With
a compass, measure the
length of the segment AB. |
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| 4.- Place the tip of the compass at pint
C
and transfer the length of segment AB to the green line (see figure). - Label the the last point (D). - Segment AB should be of the same distance as segment CD. |