Geometry Geometric Constructions Worksheet (PDF)

Geometry math worksheet: Geometric Constructions – Maths PDF

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This constructions practice worksheet for Geometry covers geometric constructions (Common Core G-CO.D.12, G-CO.D.13), with a free PDF to print.

These 20 problems practice constructions with a compass and straightedge (Common Core G-CO.D.12, G-CO.D.13). The first problems are quick one-step checks of the definitions and formulas from the lesson. The middle problems ask for diagrams, equations and careful reasoning in the style of a high school Geometry class. The last six problems are applications with benches, pavers, rugs and coordinates.

Geometry · Common Core State Standards: G-CO.D.12, G-CO.D.13

Constructions practice worksheet: exercises 1 to 10

Exercise 1 – Compass and straightedge

State what each tool does in a construction: the compass and the straightedge.

Exercise 2 – Equilateral triangle sides

Triangle ABC with AB = 6.

An equilateral triangle is constructed on segment AB of length 6 cm. Find the other two sides and the perimeter.

Exercise 3 – Choose the radius

To construct the perpendicular bisector of a segment 14 cm long, Jamal considers compass radii of 5 cm, 7 cm and 8 cm. Which radius works? Explain.

Exercise 4 – Point on the bisector

Point P is on the perpendicular bisector: arcs of the same radius (more than half of AB) from A and from B.

P lies on the perpendicular bisector of AB. \(PA = 2x + 1\) and \(PB = 3x – 4\). Find x and PA.

Exercise 5 – Bisect an angle

Angle bisector: arc across both rays, then two equal arcs meet at R.

The angle at V measures \(84^{\circ}\). After bisecting it, find the measure of each angle.

Exercise 6 – Bisector with x

An angle measures \((8x + 4)^{\circ}\). After constructing its bisector, each half measures \((3x + 12)^{\circ}\). Find x and the original angle.

Exercise 7 – Angles from 60 degrees

Keisha constructs a 60° angle using an equilateral triangle. She then bisects it twice. Find the angle after each bisection.

Exercise 8 – Add constructed angles

Explain how to build a 75° angle from a 60° angle using only constructions. Give the angles used.

Exercise 9 – Inscribed equilateral triangle

A circle has radius 6 cm. Joining every other vertex of an inscribed regular hexagon gives an inscribed equilateral triangle. A chord between vertices two steps apart has length \(r\sqrt{3}\). Find the side of the triangle in simplest radical form and as a decimal to the nearest hundredth.

Exercise 10 – Hexagon in a circle

A regular hexagon: the side equals the radius, so step the radius around the circle.

A regular hexagon is inscribed in a circle of radius 8 cm. Find the side length and the perimeter.

Exercises 11 and up

Exercise 11 – Square in a circle

A square: draw two perpendicular diameters and join their endpoints.

A square is inscribed in a circle of radius 5 inches. Find its side length and area.

Exercise 12 – Order the steps

Put these steps in order to construct a perpendicular bisector of AB: (a) draw line PQ, (b) draw arcs from B with the same radius, (c) draw arcs above and below AB from A with a radius greater than half of AB.

Exercise 13 – Copy an angle for parallels

A transversal crosses line l, forming a 58° angle. Keisha copies this angle at another point on the transversal so that the two angles are corresponding. Why are the two lines parallel, and what is the corresponding same-side interior angle?

Exercise 14 – Why the bisector works

Arcs of radius 9 on AB = 14.

A perpendicular bisector is built with arcs of radius 9 on a segment AB of length 14. Find PM, the distance from the crossing point P to the midpoint M.

Exercise 15 – Bisector proof by SSS

In an angle bisector construction, VP = VQ = 4 and PR = QR = 6. Name the congruence test that proves that triangle VPR is congruent to triangle VQR and state which angles are congruent.

Exercise 16 – Perpendicular bisector equation

The bisector passes through M(2, 4).

Find an equation of the perpendicular bisector of the segment with endpoints A(-1, 2) and B(5, 6).

Exercise 17 – Paver pattern

A garden path uses regular hexagonal pavers. Each paver is inscribed in a circle of radius 8 inches. Find the distance across the paver from one vertex to the opposite vertex, and the perimeter.

Exercise 18 – Equal distance from two gates

Two park gates A and B are 100 yards apart. A bench is on the perpendicular bisector of AB and is 130 yards from gate A. How far is the bench from gate B, and how far from the midpoint M of the gates?

Exercise 19 – Rug design

A designer inscribes a square in a circular rug with diameter 12 feet. Find the side and the area of the square, and the fraction of the rug’s area that the square covers (use \(\pi = 3.14\)).

Exercise 20 – Copy a segment

Mei sets her compass to the length of segment AB, which is 7.5 cm, and marks three equal lengths in a row along a ray starting at A. How far is the third mark from A?

Key facts behind this constructions practice worksheet

Key facts

Constructions use only a compass and a straightedge.
Perpendicular bisector: equal arcs from both endpoints with radius more than half the segment.
Angle bisector: arc at the vertex, then equal arcs from the two crossing points.
Equilateral triangle: arcs of radius AB from A and from B.
A regular hexagon has side length equal to the radius of its circumscribed circle.

How to use this constructions practice worksheet

Work through the exercises in order: they go from simple to challenging. Write every step on paper, then compare with the solutions page and redo any exercise you missed the next day.

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