Objective: To constructt a rhombus and display the measure of its interior angles.Tools: Compass, Parallel Line, Angle
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Construct segment AB. |
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Select the Compass tool, click on the segment and then click on A. This will form a circle with center A and passing through B. |
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Construct point C on the circle. |
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Construct segment BC. Move point C, what do you observe? |
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Right click on the circle and then click Show Object from the pop-up menu to hide it. |
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To construct a line parallel to AB passing through C, select the Parallel line tool, click on segment AB, and then click on point C. Now, use the same tool to construct a line parallel to AC and passing through B. |
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Now, intersect the two lines to form the fourth vertex of the rhombus. Hide the two lines and construct segments BD and CD. |
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Hide the two lines by right clicking them and clicking Show Object, and then construct segments BD and CD. |
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