Question:
Construct an angle of 45° from a horizontal line and justify the construction.
Solution:
- Draw a ray OX.
- Cut an arc from point O of any length.
- Cut two arcs A and B on the previous arc (which are at the angle of 60° and 120°).
- Cut two arc from points A and B and their point of intersection is C.
- Join O−C. ∠COX is 90°.
- Bisect ∠COX through cutting two arcs from D and E, their point of intersection is F.
- Join F−O, ∠FOX is 45°