Rhea plans to design a new balance beam for a gymnastics school. She wants to add a balance beam, FH, that is equal to FE, as shown.

Part 1: Using complete sentences, describe the steps used to construct the beam FH equal to beam FE.
Part 2: Compare and contrast the method of constructing the beam verses sketching the beam.

Question

Rhea plans to design a new balance beam for a gymnastics school. She wants to add a balance beam, FH, that is equal to FE, as shown. 



Part 1: Using complete sentences, describe the steps used to construct the beam FH equal to beam FE.
Part 2: Compare and contrast the method of constructing the beam verses sketching the beam.

anonymous · Answer

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anonymous · Answer

please help, i don't understand it? although i know for part two that constructing would be far more precise than sketching it

ganeshie8 · Answer

looking at the figure it seems you need two constructions :
1) construct angle bisector for $\angle$GFE
2) copy the segment FE on to the angle bisector

anonymous · Answer

what would the steps be though?

radar · Answer

With a compass from F construct an arc on FG and and FE (equidistance from F),
With a compass from the newly found  points on FG and FE (constructed above) constructs intersecting arcs  do this twice  so that you locate two points forming a bisector (on the axis of FH) 
With a straight edge draw a line using these two points.  With a comapass set the points from F to H and then from F mark the distance on the bisector.