Equilateral Triangle Construction
Task
Construct an equilateral triangle by following the construction steps provided below.
Explore the construction by dragging the vertices.
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Instructions
| 1. |  | Select the Segment tool. Click twice to create two points A and B, and a segment between them. Label the points. |
| 2. |  | Find the measure of segment AB. |
| 3. |  | Activate the Circle tool. Create a circle with the center A and through the point B. |
| 4. |  | Activate the Circle tool. Create a circle with the center B and through the point A. |
| 5. |  | Select the Point tool and create a point C at one of the two intersections of the circles. Label the point C. |
| 6. | | Select the Segment tool and construct a segment between points A and C. Find the measure of segment AC. |
| 7. |
| Select the Segment tool and construct a segment between points B and C. Find the measure of segment BC. |