Transferring an angle from one point to another
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In this exercise you are given a point Q on a given line and three points X, Y and Z which are not on the line. Your task is to construct a line passing through Q which makes an angle equal to ∠XYZ with the given line.
Once you have finished the construction, you can check the answer using the angle tool.
The diagram contains an example of a point P on the given line (coloured in black) and three points A, B and C. The orange line through P makes an angle equal to ∠ABC with the black line.
Hint. This exercise is explained in Euclid Book I, Proposition 23.