Elementary Geometry for College Students (7th Edition)

Published by Cengage
ISBN 10: 978-1-337-61408-5
ISBN 13: 978-1-33761-408-5

Chapter 1 - Section 1.4 - Relationships: Perpendicular Lines - Exercises - Page 61: 6

Answer

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Work Step by Step

By using a compass mark an arc with the center of O to intersect the two sides of line $\overline{OA}$. Now with those two points as centers, mark off two arcs with equal radii to intersect in point R. Connect this point with O to get the right angle.
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