Draw something using a straight edge and compass! in this activity, you will construct an angle bisector by completing a geometric construction. in order to construct an angle bisector, a ray that cuts an angle into two congruent angles, you will want to use a straightedge and a compass. the first tool you need to know how to use is a straightedge, in order to create a line. a straightedge can work in many ways. if you're using actual paper and a pencil, a straightedge can be as basic as the edge of any surface that you can use to trace a line. you will also need a compass, a tool for creating circles. if you want to check your work, you may also find it useful to use a protractor to measure angles. follow the instructions here to complete the construction, then scan or take a photo of your final construction and upload it to submit for your project. instructions for constructing an angle bisector using paper and pencil: step 1: draw a ray on your paper using a straightedge, and place a point on the ray. label the initial point as r , and label the second point on the ray as p . now you have a ray, −−→ r p . step 2: use a straightedge to draw another ray with the same initial point. place a point on that ray, and label the point as s . now you have a ray, −−→ r s and the angle, ∠srp . step 3: place the point of a compass at the vertex of the angle, point r , and draw an arc, with a radius of any length, that intersects both legs of ∠srp . label the intersection points as a and b . be careful to not change the compass setting. step 4: there is no need to change the compass setting. place the point of the compass at point a and draw an arc through the interior of ∠srp. step 5: there is no need to change the compass setting. place the point of the compass at point b and draw an arc through the interior of ∠srp . mark the intersection of the arcs with a point and label it t . step 6: using a straightedge, draw a ray with the initial point r , through point t . this ray, −−→ r t , is the angle bisector of ∠srp . step 7: check your work by using a protractor to find m ∠srt and m ∠trp to verify they are the same measure. step 8: scan or take a photo of your final construction and upload it. i will give