compass and straightedge construction of duplicating an angle


In all of the pictures supplied, the angle in red is the one that is to be duplicated.

One can duplicate an angle using compass and straightedge as follows:

  1. 1.

    Draw one of the rays of the new angle.

  2. 2.

    With one point of the compass at the vertex (http://planetmath.org/Vertex5) of the given angle, draw an arc that intersects both of its rays.

  3. 3.

    With one point of the compass at the point where the vertex of the new angle is supposed to be, draw an arc that intersects the ray of the new angle and extends far from the ray in one direction. The compass needs to be open the same amount as it was in the previous step.

  4. 4.

    Use the compass to the distance between the two points of intersection of the given angle and its arc. This length needs to be used in the next step.

  5. 5.

    With one point on the intersection of the ray of the new angle and its arc, draw an arc so that it intersects the other arc that was drawn for the new angle.

  6. 6.

    Draw the ray from the vertex of the angle to the intersection of the two arcs.

If you are interested in seeing the rules for compass and straightedge constructions, click on the provided.

Title compass and straightedge construction of duplicating an angle
Canonical name CompassAndStraightedgeConstructionOfDuplicatingAnAngle
Date of creation 2013-03-22 17:13:20
Last modified on 2013-03-22 17:13:20
Owner Wkbj79 (1863)
Last modified by Wkbj79 (1863)
Numerical id 11
Author Wkbj79 (1863)
Entry type Algorithm
Classification msc 51M15
Classification msc 51-00
Synonym compass and straightedge construction of copying an angle
Defines duplicating an angle
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