{"id":171,"date":"2021-07-29T12:30:44","date_gmt":"2021-07-29T16:30:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pressbookbccampussmlt1\/chapter\/create-other-polygons-print\/"},"modified":"2023-03-17T13:01:25","modified_gmt":"2023-03-17T17:01:25","slug":"create-other-polygons-print","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/pressbookbccampussmlt1\/chapter\/create-other-polygons-print\/","title":{"raw":"Create Other Polygons","rendered":"Create Other Polygons"},"content":{"raw":"
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  1. Choose how many side you want.<\/li>\n \t
  2. Choose a side length. Think of this line as a [pb_glossary id=\"515\"]radius[\/pb_glossary]<\/strong>.<\/li>\n \t
  3. Draw a baseline double that length.<\/li>\n \t
  4. Set you compass to the side length (radius).<\/li>\n \t
  5. Draw a half circle from the centre of the line.<\/li>\n \t
  6. Divide the half circle into the number of sides required and number it (other geometric construction techniques will be used here).<\/li>\n \t
  7. Draw a line from the radius point to the third point and label the angle\/triangle A-B-C. This will create an angle equal to the polygon angle (for example, five sides equals 5 \u00f7 360 = 72\u00b0).<\/li>\n \t
  8. Use \"Draw an Arc Through Three Points<\/a>\" to find the radius point for A-B-C.<\/li>\n \t
  9. Use this radius to draw a complete circle.<\/li>\n \t
  10. Set your compass to the required side length and swing it along the [pb_glossary id=\"512\"]circumference[\/pb_glossary]<\/strong> however many times needed to complete the polygon.<\/li>\n<\/ol>","rendered":"
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    1. Choose how many side you want.<\/li>\n
    2. Choose a side length. Think of this line as a radius<\/a><\/strong>.<\/li>\n
    3. Draw a baseline double that length.<\/li>\n
    4. Set you compass to the side length (radius).<\/li>\n
    5. Draw a half circle from the centre of the line.<\/li>\n
    6. Divide the half circle into the number of sides required and number it (other geometric construction techniques will be used here).<\/li>\n
    7. Draw a line from the radius point to the third point and label the angle\/triangle A-B-C. This will create an angle equal to the polygon angle (for example, five sides equals 5 \u00f7 360 = 72\u00b0).<\/li>\n
    8. Use “Draw an Arc Through Three Points<\/a>” to find the radius point for A-B-C.<\/li>\n
    9. Use this radius to draw a complete circle.<\/li>\n
    10. Set your compass to the required side length and swing it along the circumference<\/a><\/strong> however many times needed to complete the polygon.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
      definition<\/span>