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ANGLES: DEFINITIONS AND BASIC CONSTRUCTIONS

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3. Angles 3.1 DEFINITION In geometry, an angle is the figure formed by two rays, called the arms of the angle, sharing a common endpoint, called the vertex of the angle. 3.2. TYPES OF ANGLES A CUTE ANGLES (Ángulos agudos): angles smaller than right angles (less than 90°) RIGHT ANGLES (ángulos rectos): angles equal to 90º. STRAIGHT ANGLES (ángulos llanos): angles equal to 180º. OBTUSE ANGLES (ángulos obtusos): angles larger than a right angle and smaller than a straight angle (between 90° and 180°) REFLEX ANGLE (ángulo cóncavo): angles between 180º and 360º ROUND OR FULL ANGLES (ángulos completos) : angles equal to 360º. 3.2.COPYING AN ANGLE If we want to draw an angle equal to a given one with vertex at a given point V, we must follow the next steps: 3.3.ANGLE BISECTOR The angle bisector is a line which divides the angle in two equal parts. Each point of an angle bisector is equidistant from the sides of the angle.   3.4. DRAWING ANGLES WITH THE SET SQUARE RULERS...

OPERATIONS WITH LINE SEGMENTS

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2. Operations with Line Segments 2.1. Adding and subtracting line segments         a) Adding   The addition of two segments is another segment that begins at the origin of the first segment and ends  at   the end of the second segment.   The length of the new segment is the addition of the measures of those two segments.       b) Subtrating The subtration of two segments is another segment that takes as the origin, the end of the smaller segment and as the end, the end of the biggest segment. The length of the segment difference is equal to the subtraction of the lengths of two segments.   2.2. Line Bisector The line bisector is a perpendicular line that passes through the midpoint of the segment, so it divides the segment in two equal parts. To draw a line bisector we use the compass and the rulers. Let's check how to draw it with this video: 2.3. How to divide a line segment into equal parts (Thal...