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Construct First Diameter-Chord

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Finding the center of a circle #diy #reels #homeowners #tools #math

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What happens here

Begin with a circle drawn on your work surface. Take a carpenter's square (also known as a framing square) and place its 90-degree corner, often referred to as the 'heel', precisely on any single point along the circumference of the circle. Using a marker, draw a straight line along one arm of the square (the 'body') from the heel until it intersects the circle's circumference at a second point. Repeat this for the other arm of the square (the 'tongue'), drawing a second line from the same heel point to intersect the circle's circumference at a third point. Once both lines are drawn, use the carpenter's square as a straight edge or a dedicated ruler to connect the two new points on the circumference (where the arms intersected the circle) with a straight line. This connecting line is a chord that passes through the center, effectively defining a diameter of the circle.

Goal: Create the first diameter-defining chord of the circle

Tools and materials

  • Carpenter's Square — Measuring a 90-degree angle and acting as a straight edge to draw lines
  • Marker — Drawing lines on the surface
  • Surface with Circle — The surface on which the circle is drawn for the project

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What up? Let's find the center of this circle. Take your carpenter square, framing square, whatever you want to call it. Put your heel on the edge. I don't care where you put your heel, just put it on the edge of the circle, right? Trace a line on the outside of your body. The outside of your tongue, okay? Now, go ahead and connect these two lines together here. Like so.

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