A square is a quadrilateral with four right angles and four congruent sides. Easy to draw right? Not really. A steady hand is not enough to draw a perfect square. It will be helpful to learn how to do this with a protractor or compass.
Steps
Method 1 of 2: With the Protractor
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Step 1. Draw one side of the square using the ruler
Note the length of the side, so that they are all the same.
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Step 2. Taking the side you just drew as a reference point, construct a right angle at each end
Consequently, the two extreme points of the side will also be the vertices of the right angles.
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Step 3. Mark a point on the two rays you just drew (which form right angles together with the first side), at a distance equal to the length of the first side (measured from the vertex of the right angle)
Join the two points
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Step 4. You just drew a perfect square
Erase all construction lines if you wish.
Method 2 of 2: With the Compass
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Step 1. Build a right angle (let's call it LMN)
Make sure that the lines that make it up are longer than the sides of the square you want to get.
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Step 2. Put the tip of the compass on the vertex of the right angle you constructed in the previous step, ie on point M
Set the compass width equal to the desired length of the sides of the square. You will not change this value again until the drawing is finished.
- Draw an arc that cuts the line MN at point P
- Draw an arc that cuts the LM line at point Q
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Step 3. Place the tip of the compass on point Q and draw an arc under the MN line
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