Key Stage 3 · Years 7-9 · Geometry and measures
derive and use the standard ruler and compass constructions (perpendicular bisector of a line segment, constructing a perpendicular to a given line from/at a given point, bisecting a given angle); recognise and use the perpendicular distance from a point to a line as the shortest distance to the line
Statutory requirement
Pupils should be taught to derive and use the standard ruler and compass constructions (perpendicular bisector of a line segment, constructing a perpendicular to a given line from/at a given point, bisecting a given angle); recognise and use the perpendicular distance from a point to a line as the shortest distance to the line
Source: Department for Education, National curriculum in England: mathematics programmes of study (Key stage 3). Crown copyright information reproduced under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
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