Question

Jackson is making a copy of an angle. The original angle is labeled A, and in the new angle B is labeled. She has just finished finding the intersection point for the two rays. She drew a ray for angle T and has labeled it as Q. What should she do next?

a) Measure angle B
b) Draw another ray from the intersection point
c) Label the intersection point
d) Find the measure of angle T

Answer 1

Jackson should draw another ray from the intersection point to form the second side of angle T and then use a protractor to ensure angle T has the same measure as angle A, and label the intersection point as the vertex.

Step-by-step explanation:

After Jackson has found the intersection point for the two rays while making a copy of angle A and labeling a ray as Q for angle T, the next step in the angle-copying process would be to draw another ray from the intersection point. This is because, when copying an angle, one must have two rays that form the angle, with one ray serving as the initial side and the other as the terminal side of the angle. Since angle T is a representation of angle A, it should have the same angle measure, and both rays are necessary to determine this. Once the second ray is drawn, Jackson can use a protractor to measure the angle of the original angle A and then adjust the new ray so that angle T matches angle A in measure. Finally, Jackson should label the intersection point to clearly represent the vertex of the angles.