Dividing a Line Segment into Five Equal Pieces

This applet shows the student how to divide any line segment into five (or any integer n many) segments of equal length using only ruler and compass construction.
This dynamic webpage allows students to walk through and re-create for themselves the step-by-step process to divide a line segment into equal parts.

Drag the steps slider in order to see each step of construction.

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Either point A or point B of the original line segment can be moved by clicking and dragging with the mouse-arrow function. Notice the line segment remains equally divided!

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Michelle Beckman, Created with GeoGebra