Given the line segment ab, explain how to construct a square with sides of length ab

step-by-step explanation:

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draw a line from the left side of your paper to the right using a ruler. draw and label two endpoints. end point a will be on the left and end point b on the right. the distance from point a and point b will be labeled r. distance r will be the length of each side of your square. extend the line further to the right from point b to in finding a new line that will be perpendicular to line ab.

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draw a perpendicular line upwards from point b. using distance r, mark and label a new end point c. this will be the second side of the square at an exact 90 degree angle.

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draw an arc with end point a as the center and r as the distance using a compass. draw a second arc using end point c as the center and r as the distance. mark and label where these two arcs meet as point d. this is the final corner for your square.

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connect end point a to point d with your ruler. connect end point c to point d.

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