With the pointed tip of your compass on a point on the given line, draw an are tine inters from the pinion the given line to the point not on the given line.
Place the edge of a ruler on the O given line and slide the ruler up or down until it is aligned with the point, then draw a line through the point.
After drawing a given line and a point
O not on the line, fold your paper so that the fold goes through the point not on the line.
With the pointed tip of your compass O on a point on the given line, draw an arc that extends both above and below the given line.
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To construct a parallel line to a given line through a point not on the line, one of the steps is:
With the pointed tip of your compass on a point on the given line, draw an arc that extends both above and below the given line.
This step helps create two intersection points where the arc crosses the given line, allowing you to measure the angle and ensure that the new line you will draw through the given point is parallel to the original line.
