Check Your Understanding
A. Answer the following questions.
1. What is the difference between the terms “construct” and “draw"?
What are the tools used in constructing a polygon?
B. Construct the following polygon.
3. Construct an equilateral triangle. Name it ANTM
Construct OEFGH ; Given ZLEM
5. Construct a regular hexagon inscribed in a circle.
6. Construct a regular pentagon inscribed in a circle.
Answers & Comments
Answer:
A.
1. As verbs the difference between draw and construct
is that draw is to sketch; depict with lines; to produce a picture with pencil, crayon, chalk, etc on paper, cardboard, etc while construct is to build or form (something) by assembling parts
2.Any regular polygon can be constructed with geometry software or the appropriate tools:
Compass: A device that allows you to create a circle with a given radius. ...
Straightedge: Anything that allows you to produce a straight line.
Answer:
construct a regular hexagon inscribe in a circle