To construct a 60° angle with a compass, you draw an arc from the vertex and then cut it with another arc of the ____ radius from where the first arc meets the line.

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same. Keeping the same radius, an arc is drawn from the vertex and a second arc of equal radius is drawn from the point where the first arc cuts the ray. Joining the vertex to the intersection gives exactly 60°.

To construct a 60° angle with a compass, you draw an arc from the vertex and then cut it with another arc of the ____ radius from where the first arc meets the line.

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