Angle of 60°

Angle of 60°
Level Information
Instruction:	Construct an angle of 60° with the given side.
Goal:	3L 3E
Available Tools:
Location Information
Pack:	Alpha
Next Level:	Perpendicular Bisector

Solutions

3L 3E Solution

Let A be the initial point of the given ray.

1. Construct a circle C1 with center A and an arbitrary radius, intersecting the ray at B
2. Construct the circle C2 with center B and radius AB, intersecting circle C1 at C and D
3. Construct line AC

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2V Solution

1. Construct line AD

Explanation

All internal angles of an equilateral triangle are 60°, so you just need to construct the two sides of an equilateral triangle adjacent to vertex A.
The two circles ensure that AB=AC=BC and AB=AD=BD and so ABC and ABD are equilateral and angles CAB and DAB are 60°.

List of Levels

Alpha Angle of 60° • Perpendicular Bisector • Midpoint • Circle in Square • Rhombus in Rectangle • Circle Center • Inscribed Square Beta Angle Bisector • Intersection of Angle Bisectors • Angle of 30° • Double Angle • Cut Rectangle • Drop a Perpendicular • Erect a Perpendicular • Tangent to Circle at Point • Circle Tangent to Line • Circle in Rhombus Gamma Chord Midpoint • Triangle by Angle and Orthocenter • Intersection of Perpendicular Bisectors • Three equal segments - 1 • Circle through Point Tangent to Line • Midpoints of Trapezoid Bases • Angle of 45° • Lozenge • Center of Quadrilateral Delta Double Segment • Angle of 60° - 2 • Circumscribed Equilateral Triangle • Equilateral Triangle in Circle • Cut Two Rectangles • Square Root of 2 • Square Root of 3 • Angle of 15° • Square by Opposite Midpoints • Square by Adjacent Midpoints • Square by Two Vertices Epsilon Parallel Line • Parallelogram by Three Vertices • Line Equidistant from Two Points - 1 • Line Equidistant from Two Points - 2 • Hash • Shift Angle • Line Equidistant from Two Lines • Circumscribed Square • Square in Square • Circle Tangent to Square Side • Regular Hexagon Zeta Point Reflection • Reflection • Copy Segment • Given Angle Bisector • Non-collapsing Compass • Translate Segment • Triangle by Three Sides • Parallelogram • Nine Point Circle • Symmetry of Four Lines • Parallelogram by Three Midpoints Eta Sum of Areas of Squares • Annulus • Angle of 75° • Line Equidistant from Three Points • Heron's Problem • Circumscribed Circle • Inscribed Circle • Circle Tangent to Three Lines • Segment by Midpoint • Angle Isosceles • Excircle Theta Perimeter Bisector • Angle 54° Trisection • Interior Angles • Regular Octagon • Triangle Cleaver • Torricelli Point • Circle Equidistant from Four Points • Octagon from Square • Egyptian Triangle by Side of Length 4 • Chord Parallel to Segment Iota Minimum Perimeter - 1 • Third Proportional • Harmonic Mean of Trapezoid Bases • Drop a Perpendicular* • Midpoint* • Trisection by Trapezoid Diagonals • Minimum Perimeter - 2 • Harmonic Mean of Segments • Triangle by Angle and Centroid • Triangle Mid-Segment Kappa Tangent of Circle • Outer Tangent • Inner Tangent • Rotation 90° • Rotation 60° • Segment Trisection • Segment Trisection* • Chord Trisection • Three Circles - 1 • Secant Bisection • Three Circles - 2 • Center of Rotation Lambda Fourth Proportional • Geometric Mean of Segments • Golden Section • Angle of 54° • Third Parallel Line • Circle in Angle • Geometric Mean of Trapezoid Bases • Regular Pentagon • Point Farthest from Angle Sides • Ratio 1 to 5 Mu Triangle by Midpoints • Triangle by Side and Centroid • Triangle by Altitude Base Points • Triangle by Tangent Points • Triangle by Excenters • Equilateral Triangle by Centroid and Two Points • Right Triangle by Two Points on Legs • Hypotenuse and Altitude • Hypotenuse and Leg • Isosceles Triangle by Tangent Points Nu Circle Tangent to Line and Circle • Equilateral Triangle - 2 • Equilateral Triangle on Concentric Circles • Square in Triangle • Point Equidistant from Side of Angle and Point • Circle Through Two Points and Tangent to Line • Inscribed Square - 2 • Line Reflection • Square by Four Points Xi Rhombus in Triangle • Circle Tangent to Two Circles • Triangle by Tangent Point on Hypotenuse • Parallelogram on Four Lines • Arbelos Omicron Midpoint* • Copy Circle • Line-Circle Intersection • Three Equal Segments • Tangent to Circle* • Napoleon's Problem • Drop a Perpendicular** • Line-Circle Intersection* • Circle with Center on Line • Angle of 3° • Mickey Mouse Tutorials Equilateral Triangle • Intersect Tool • Perpendicular Bisector • Move Tool • Angle Bisector • Perpendicular • Parallel Line • Compass