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Printable instructions for drawing a 30 degree angle with compass and straightedge or ruler

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Constructing a 30 angle
After doing this

Your work should look like this

1. Draw a line segment which will

become one side of the angle.
(Skip this step if you are given this
line.) The exact length is not
important. Label it PQ. P will be
the angle's vertex.
2. Set the compass on P, and set
its width to any convenient setting.

3. Draw an arc across PQ and up

over above the point P. Label the
point where it crosses PQ as point
S.

4. Without changing the compass

width, move the compass to the
point S. Draw a broad arc that
crosses the first one and goes well
to the right. Label the point where
the two arcs cross as point T.

5. Without changing the compass

width, move the compass to the
point T, and draw an arc across
the previous arc, creating point R.

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6. Draw a line from P to R.

Done. The angle QPR has a

measure of 30

Constructions pages on this site

Lines
Introduction to constructions
List of printable constructions worksheets
Copy a line segment
Perpendicular bisector of a line segment
Perpendicular from a line at a point
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