G.4h - Circle Constructions

G.4  The student will construct and justify the constructions of

h)  an equilateral triangle, a square, and a regular hexagon inscribed in a circle.

• I can design and draft house plans, lay out the bases for a baseball diamond, determine safe construction with adequate support and stress beams, create pleasing patterns for trendy fashions, animate characters for a feature movie, and program a popular computer game.
  

• I will better understand geometric concepts, the validation of proofs, and the requirement of critical thinking and I will be able to make drawings when direct measurement is not possible or appropriate.
  

·  Construction techniques are used to solve practical problems in engineering, architectural design, and building construction.

·  Construction techniques include using a straightedge and compass, paper folding, and dynamic geometry software.

·  Geometric constructions assist in justifying, verifying, and visually reinforcing geometric relationships.

·  There are multiple methods to most geometric constructions. Students would benefit from experiences with more than one method and should be able to justify each step of geometric constructions.

·  Individual steps of constructions can be justified using angle relationships, properties of quadrilaterals, congruent triangles, and/or circles.

­  The construction for a line segment congruent to a given line segment can be justified using properties of a circle.

­  The construction for the perpendicular bisector of a line segment can be justified using the properties of quadrilaterals or congruent triangles.

­  The constructions for a perpendicular to a given line from a point on, or not on, the line can be justified using the properties of quadrilaterals or congruent triangles.

­  The constructions for the bisector of a given angle and an angle congruent to a given angle can be justified using the properties of quadrilaterals or congruent triangles.

­  The construction for a line parallel to a given line through a point not on the line can be justified using the angle relationships formed when two lines are intersected by a transversal.

­  The constructions for an equilateral triangle, square, or regular hexagon inscribed in a circle can be justified using properties of circles.

·  G.4h₁  Construct and justify the constructions of an equilateral triangle, a square, and a regular hexagon inscribed in a circle.

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