Using a Compass

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Introduction how to use a drawing compass:

In this article we are going to see how to use a drawing compass for the construction of geometrical shapes. Compass is an instrument with two arms, one arm is sharp and other one carries a pencil. It used for the construction of circles, arcs, and also draw perpendicular bisector. Let us see how to draw the circles, arcs and perpendicular bisector using compass.

how to use a drawing compass:

How drawing compass looks:

Compass is a basic geometrical tool with two arms and looks like an alphabet “V”. One arm carries needle and the other arm contains a pen or pencil with an adjustable screw. The pointer represents the center of the circle.

compass with pencil

How to use a drawing compass to draw a circle:

To construct the circle follow the given steps shown below:

Step 1:

Take the compass.

Step 2:

Adjust the screw and place the drawing pencil or pen, and then correct the screw.

Step 3:

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