Question

Sandy is constructing a triangle EFG congruent to triangle PQR.



She constructed a segment EG congruent to side PR. Next, she measured side PQ with a ruler and constructed a segment of the same length above and towards the left side of segment EG from point E. She labeled the other end of the segment as point F. What error did Sandy make in these steps?
Answer
Drawing a segment without first making the point G.
Drawing a segment from point E instead of from point G.
Drawing a segment with ruler instead of an arc with the compass.
Drawing a segment towards the left of EF in

Answer 1

Drawing a segment with ruler instead of an arc with the compass.