Construct Second Diameter-Chord

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Repeat the entire process from Step 1, but choose a completely different starting point on the circle's circumference for the heel of your carpenter's square. Place the heel of the square on this new point, draw lines along both arms ('body' and 'tongue') to intersect the circumference at two new points. Then, connect these two new intersection points on the circumference with another straight line, using the square as a straight edge. This will create a second diameter-defining chord that should intersect the first one.

Goal: Create a second diameter-defining chord that intersects the first

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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Like so. Now, you're going to do this again anywhere else on the circle. So, go ahead, we'll do it right here. Put your heel on that point. Go ahead and trace the body. Go ahead and trace the tongue. And this point right here is the center of your circle. Don't believe me, we can

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