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Construction of Angles - Notes

1) Measure segment AB with a compass and draw a circle centered at C with radius AB. 2) The intersections of the circle and the lines CD and CE will be segments congruent to AB. 3) Segments CD and CE will each have the same length as AB and therefore be congruent.

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Construction of Angles - Notes

1) Measure segment AB with a compass and draw a circle centered at C with radius AB. 2) The intersections of the circle and the lines CD and CE will be segments congruent to AB. 3) Segments CD and CE will each have the same length as AB and therefore be congruent.

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Segment Congruent to a Segment

Given: Segment AB
Goal: Construct a segment on another line which is congruent to AB.

A B

Plan:
1) Measure segment AB with the compass.
2) Draw a circle centered on C with radius AB. Call the intersections D and E.

Segments CD and CE are both congruent to segment AB.

CD = 2.46 cm
EC = 2.46 cm
D
C
E

AB = 2.46 cm

A B
1) Measure segment AB with the compass.
2) Draw a circle centered on C with radius AB. Call the intersections D and E.

Segments CD and CE are both congruent to segment AB. Each is a valid answer.

NOTE: The measurements shown are only to show that the segments have the same measure
and are congruent. They are not part of the construction!
Segment Congruent to a Segment Practice Worksheet

Construct a segment congruent to each of the following.

E
A B C

D
Angle Congruent to an Angle
P
l

A
Plan:
1) Draw a circle around A. The radius is unimportant. Call its intersections with A
“B” and “C”.
2) Draw a circle around P with radius AB. Call its intersection with line l Q.
3) Measure BC with the compass and draw a circle around Q with radius BC.
4) Label the intersections of circles P and Q “R” and “S”.

Angles RPQ and QPS are both congruent to angle CAB.

P
l

A
B
Step 1: Draw a circle around A. Call its intersections with angle A “B” and “C”.

P
l
Q

A
B

Step 2: Draw a circle around P with radius AB. Call its intersection with line l Q.
R
P
l
Q

A
B

Step 3: Measure BC with the compass and draw a circle around Q with radius
BC. Call the intersections with circle P “R” and “S”.
m RPQ = 28.76
R
P
l
Q
m QPS = 28.76
S

C
m CAB = 2

A
B

Angles RPQ and QPS are both congruent to angle CAB!


NOTE: The measurements shown are not part of the construction; they are there to test
congruence.

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