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II Bisecting angles II II 10 cm circular
protractor, compasses

To bisect an angle means
to divide it into 2 equal parts
by drawing a line through it.

This is one way to bisect
an angle of 60° · [l\ll· m~~
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Draw an angle ' ' /
of 60° .
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c
With Band C as centres,
use the same radius
to draw

arcs.

Draw a line
from A ei

A

Check that
you have two
angles of 30° .
CHALLENGE

Find a way to bisect reflex angles.

I STEPS 5:2