Investigating Mathematics with C.a.R.

Henrico County Public Schools

Construct a Circle.

READ the instructions on the right and INTERACT with the C.a.R. applet below.

Investigation Steps

Given:  Two lines intersecting at point, construct the (red) circle with given radius OP, which is tangent to both lines.

Hint: Create an angle bisector as a diagonal of a rectangle.

Create a perpendicular to a tangent through the point of interection, as a side of the same rectangle.