Math  /  Geometry

QuestionThe duampint ahat a sheteh of a kite
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Use a ruler and compasses to construct the kite in the space b The diagonal ABA B has been drawn for you. Leave in your construction lines.

Studdy Solution

STEP 1

What is this asking? We need to draw a kite, like one you'd fly, using a ruler and compass, given one of its diagonals and the lengths of the sides connected to one of its endpoints. Watch out! Remember, a kite isn't just any four-sided shape.
Two pairs of its sides need to be equal in length, and they're adjacent, not opposite each other!

STEP 2

1. Draw the first side
2. Draw the second side
3. Find the third point
4. Complete the kite

STEP 3

**Set** your compass to a width of 4 cm\text{4 cm}.
This matches the length of one of the sides connected to point AA.

STEP 4

Place the compass point on point AA and **swing** an arc intersecting the diagonal ABAB.
This arc shows all possible locations for the endpoint of a 4 cm\text{4 cm} line segment starting at AA.

STEP 5

Now, **change** your compass width to 5 cm\text{5 cm}, the length of the other side connected to point AA.

STEP 6

With the compass point still on AA, **draw** another arc intersecting the diagonal ABAB.
This arc shows all possible locations for the endpoint of a 5 cm\text{5 cm} line segment starting at AA.

STEP 7

**Set** your compass to 4 cm\text{4 cm} again, the length of one of the adjacent sides.

STEP 8

Place the compass point on point BB and **swing** an arc.
This arc represents all possible locations for the third point of the kite, which is 4 cm\text{4 cm} away from BB.

STEP 9

**Set** your compass to 5 cm\text{5 cm}, the length of the other adjacent side.

STEP 10

Keep the compass point on BB and **swing** another arc.
This arc represents all possible locations for the third point of the kite, which is 5 cm\text{5 cm} away from BB.

STEP 11

The intersection of the two arcs drawn from point BB gives us the location of the third point of our kite, let's call it CC.
This point is simultaneously 4 cm\text{4 cm} from BB and 5 cm\text{5 cm} from BB, which is exactly what we need!

STEP 12

**Draw** a line segment from the first intersection near AA (from step 2.1.2) to point CC.
Then, **draw** a line segment from the second intersection near AA (from step 2.2.2) to point CC.

STEP 13

You've now constructed the kite!
Don't erase those construction arcs – they show all the hard work you've done!

STEP 14

We've successfully drawn a kite with a diagonal of 6 cm\text{6 cm} and adjacent sides of 4 cm\text{4 cm} and 5 cm\text{5 cm} connected to one endpoint of the diagonal, using only a ruler and compass!

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