KS3 Geometry

[Roger Bloxham]

has anyone found a way of imitating a compass to draw arcs from a specific centre point? The current arc begins where you first place your pen. I have been asked about demonstrating bisecting angles, etc. Could this be an adaptation of the 'point-to-point' tool? graemlins/help.gif

[Peter Lambert]

Hi Roger
Westlake wrote this in a previous topic:
29-10-2004, 10:34 PM
Westlake
Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: New Zealand
Posts: 15

Re: Compass Tool please

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That's great - it will be a very useful tool.
In the meantime: the Point to Point tool can be used to draw a reasonable arc against the edge of the Protractor with its origin placed at the centre of the circle. Resize the Protractor to achieve the required radius.