Question

Alice is designing a book shelf. The segment LQ represents the base of the book shelf. Alice wants to construct a line to represent a rack passing through R and parallel to side LQ. She uses a straightedge and compass to complete some steps of the construction as shown.

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Answer 1

Which of these is likely to be her next step in constructing the rack parallel to LQ?

Place the compass at S and adjust its width to point P.

Without changing the width of the compass, fix the compass at P and draw an arc.

Without changing the width of the compass, place the compass at S or P and draw an arc similar to the one drawn.


Place the compass at N and adjust the width to a length that is greater than the length of segment NS.

Answer 2

Steps to construct a paralell line:

1) Draw an arc with center N and radius NP.
2) Draw another arc at R with same radius NP.
3) Measure the length PS with compass
4) Draw an arc at T with radius PS. Lets this arc cuts arc RT at X.
5) Join RX with a line

Answer 3

Find out your self..:)

Answer 4

@ganeshie8 what do you think this one would be?

Answer 5

please help. @ganeshie8

Answer 6

easy, parallel line construction

Answer 7

next step wud be to open the compass to width of SP

Answer 8

Place the compass at S and adjust its width to point P.

Answer 9

A

Answer 10

yes

Answer 11

I was going to ask if it was that but didn't want to make the wrong choice

Answer 12

BTW the constructions you guided me through, I got 100% I did all my justifications correct. :D

Answer 13

im sure you would have figured this out by yourself :D

Answer 14

wow ! congrats i knw you're brilliant xD

Answer 15

It was all you!!!!

Answer 16

lol ty :) you're a brilliant student :)

Answer 17

Thanks! and anytime :)