How to construct a triangle with given side a, altitude to side b, and the median to side c? Line JK is the median of triangle GIJ. If GK=10x-4, IK=5x+6, then find the measure of IG. A triangle has vertices at A (1, -1), B (-1, 1) and C (1, 1). Find the slope...
A compass is a tool used to draw arcs and circles. Even though a compass draws curves, we can use one to draw an angle. In this lesson, we will use...
Given three points, it is always possible to draw a circle that passes through all three. This page shows how to construct (draw) a circle through 3 given points with compass and straightedge or ruler. It works by joining two pairs of points to create
Construct the centroid of the given triangle. Which triangle has a correctly constructed centroid? Choice 1) Choice 2) Choice 3) Choice 4) Step 1: Choose a side of the triangle. Let's start with side AB. Step 2: Set the compass to a length greater than half the length of ...
Constructing triangles involves the use of a compass and a straight edge to create three-sided shapes. Explore types of geometric construction, triangle construction, congruent triangles, models with two sides and an angle or two angles and one side, and equilateral triangles. Related...
A compass is an extremely simple device. Amagnetic compass(as opposed to a gyroscopic compass) consists of a small, lightweight magnet balanced on a nearly frictionless pivot point. The magnet is generally called aneedle. One end of the needle is often marked "N," for north, or colored in...
She explained that I was stuck in a family triangle as the piece holding my brother and parents together. “This is a tough place to be and is a lot of pressure to put on you,” she noted. After much thought, I decided I didn’t want to be the middleman anymore. If my parents ...
To believers in the Triangle, which lies roughly between the Bahamas, Bermuda and the east coast of the U.S., it's a very real place where numerous ships, planes and people have disappeared with no good explanation - but plenty of supernatural explanations. To skeptics, who point to the ...
Method 3: One way to find the midpoint of a line given in a plane is by using construction. We can use a compass and straightedge construction to first construct a lens using circular arcs of equal (and large enough) radii centered at the two endpoints, then connecting the cusps of ...
Topographic maps allow you to see a 3-D landscape on a 2-D surface. © HowStuffWorks We're all familiar with maps. They're those pieces of paper we pull out of the glove compartment — those crispy documents that unfold so large our view of the road is completely obstru...