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You will need to be able to use straight edge and a pair of compasses to carry out constructions. Below, the steps for a standard construction are described
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Summary/Background

constructionsThere are four constructions that you should be able to make using a ruler and compasses
A: the perpendicular bisector of a line
B: an equilateral triangle
C: the midpoint of a line
D: the bisector of an angle


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Glossary

edge

the line connecting two vertices of a graph, also known as arc or line.

perpendicular

one line being at right angles to another.

straight

The type of line produced by a linear equation.

union

The union of two sets A and B is the set containing all the elements of A and B.

Full Glossary List

This question appears in the following syllabi:

SyllabusModuleSectionTopicExam Year
AQA GCSE (9-1) Foundation (UK)G: Properties and ConstructionsG2: Problem Solving with Ruler and CompassConstructions-
CBSE IX (India)GeometryConstructionsLine bisection-
CBSE X (India)GeometryConstructionsDivision of a line segment (to a given ratio)-
CIE IGCSE (9-1) Maths (0626 UK)3 GeometryC3.8 Problem Solving with LociMore Constructions-
Edexcel GCSE (9-1) Foundation (UK)G: Properties and ConstructionsG2: Problem Solving with Ruler and CompassConstructions-
GCSE Foundation (UK)GeometryConstructionConstruction-
OCR GCSE (9-1) Foundation (UK)8: Basic Geometry8.02: Ruler and Compass ConstructionsConstructions-
Universal (all site questions)CConstructionConstruction-