Geometry · Chapter 11 · Lesson 11.3 · Printable PDF

Why a Construction Works Worksheet with Answer Key

5 problems on why a construction works: bisecting a segment on a strip, a paper fold, geometry software circles, a bus stop equally far from two schools, and a midpoint construction with no perpendicular bisector. 2 pages, with a worked answer key.

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  1. Find where arcs about A and B meet on a strip of paper and why they bisect.
  2. Explain why a fold gives equal segments and find the perimeter of triangle EBC.
  3. Explain why Mia's intersection of two circles still gives an equilateral triangle.
  4. Find the bus stop equally far from both schools on the street.
  5. Show why the midpoint construction with a point C works.

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