Make formal geometric constructions with a variety of tools and methods (compass and straightedge, string, reflective devices, paper folding, dynamic geometric software, etc.). 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.

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  How Do You Bisect a Segment by Constructing?

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  How Do You Construct a Line Parallel to Another Line Through a Given Point?

  A compass is a very handy tool! In this tutorial, you'll see how to use a compass and straightedge to construct parallel lines!

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  How Do You Construct a Perpendicular Bisector?

  This tutorial shows you how to construct a perpendicular bisector using only a compass and a straightedge!