Big Ideas Math: Modeling Real Life, Grade 7
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4. Constructing Polygons
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Exercise 27 Page 387

Use a protractor to draw the given angle.

One, see solution.

Practice makes perfect

We want to determine whether we can construct one, many, or no isosceles triangles with two side lengths of 4 inches that meet at an 80^(∘) angle. We can begin by drawing an angle of 80^(∘) using a protractor.

Angle of 80 degrees
Next, we can use a ruler to mark 4 inches on one ray and 4 inches on the other ray. Let's start by marking 4 inches on one of the rays! We can do so using a ruler.
Mark 4 inches on one ray

Now we can mark 4 inches on the other ray.

Mark 4 inch on the other ray

Finally, we can draw the missing side using a ruler.

Draw missing side

Notice that there is only one way to draw the line segment between the endpoints of the given sides. This means that there is only triangle with the given description.