Constructing and Bisecting Lines

By the end of this unit, students will be able to:

1. construct parallel and perpendicular lines using a set square;
2. construct the perpendicular bisector of a line using a compass;
3. construct the perpendicular to a given point on a line;
4. construct a line through a given point parallel to a given line;
5. construct the perpendicular from a given line to a point not on the line.

Curriculum Alignment: Key Stage 4: Geometry and measures

• Identify and apply circle definitions and properties, including: centre, radius, chord, diameter, circumference, tangent, arc, sector and segment
• {apply and prove the standard circle theorems concerning angles, radii, tangents and chords, and use them to prove related results}