Budding engineers and mechanics would own a set of drawing instruments that included one or more compasses and a pair of dividers. Compasses also continued to be employed in the geometry classroom. In ...

In geometry a construction is an accurate drawing. There are two main constructions which can be done using a ruler, a pair of compasses and a pencil. Place the compasses on the left-hand endpoint ...

When drawing constructions, the construction lines must not be rubbed out. Open a pair of compasses so the distance is slightly longer than the distance from P to the line. Place the compass at ...