Practice Page
Directions: Grab your compass and straightedge. Using the constructions you already know and your knowledge of geometry, complete these "new" constructions. The SOLUTION provided will be "one" method of accomplishing the task (not the "only" method).

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1.

Construct an angle containing 15º.
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2.

Given segments a and b of differing lengths, construct a rectangle.
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3.

Given ab, divide the segment into 7 equal parts.
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4.

Given the figure at the right, construct parallelogram ABCD.
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5.

Construct a 45º-45º-90º isosceles right triangle.
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6.

Construct a rhombus containing a 30º angle.
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7.

Circumscribe a circle about an obtuse triangle.

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8.

Construct a regular octagon inscribed in a circle.
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