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Thought-Process to Discover Knowledge

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Books and other education websites provide "matter-of-fact" knowledge. Instead, nubtrek provides a thought-process to discover knowledge.

In each of the topic, the outline of the thought-process, for that topic, is provided for learners and educators.

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mathsConstruction / Practical Geometry (basics)Basic Shapes: Lines, Circles, Angles

Constructing a Line segment of given length

In this page, a short and to-the-point overview of constructing a line segment is provided.

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Which of the following help to construct a line segment of length 6cm?

• construct a straight line and measure the length using a ruler
• construct a straight line and mark the length on the line using compass
• either one of the above
• either one of the above

The answer is "either one of the above".

Constructing a line Segment: Constructing a line can be achieved by one of the two methods.

• Construct a line and mark the length using a ruler.

• Construct a line and measure the length using a compass to mark an arc on the line.

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