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Lesson 1: Basic Constructions

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M7G1. Students will construct plane figures that meet given conditions.

a. Perform basic constructions using both compass and straight edge, and appropriate technology. Constructions should include copying a segment; copying an angle; bisecting a segment; bisecting an angle; constructing perpendicular lines, including the perpendicular bisector of a line segment; and constructing a line parallel to a given line through a point not on the line. b. Recognize that many constructions are based on the creation of congruent triangles.

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1. Point: a specific location in space often represented by a dot.
Ex. point A.

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2. Line: a set of points whose length goes on forever in 2 opposite directions. Ex. Line AB and Line GH.

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3. Line segment: the part of a line between two points on a line. __ Ex. Line segment AB or AB.

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4. Endpoints: the points at the end of a line segment or a ray. Ex. Point A and Point B are endpoints for line segment AB.

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5. Ray: a part of a line that begins at an endpoint and goes on forever in one direction.

Ex. Ray MN or MN.

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6. Angle: a figure formed by 2 distinct rays with a common endpoint called the vertex. Ex. Angle BAC or CAB.

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7. Plane: a flat surface that has no edges or boundaries that goes on forever in all directions. Ex. Plane ABCD.

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8. Intersection: the point at which two or more lines intersect or cross.

Ex. Line AE and Line CD intersect at point B.

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9. Perpendicular lines: lines that meet to form right angles. Ex. Line Segment AB and Line CD are perpendicular lines.

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10. Parallel lines: lines that lie in the same plane that do not intersect.

Ex. Line AB and Line CD are parallel lines.

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11. Bisector: a line or ray that divides a segment or angle into 2 equal parts.

Ex. Ray BR bisects Angle CBA

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12. Congruent: figures that have the same size, shape, and measure.

Ex. Angle RSW and Angle TSW are congruent.

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13. Construction: a geometric drawing made by using a compass and a straight edge. Ex. Constructing Line XY to bisect Line Segment AB.