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Alternate
For an alternate method of dividing a line into equal parts, use this table:
method for
dividing lines
into equal parts
Step
Action
1
Given line AB, draw a light line at any convenient acute angle from
A.
2
Set off as many equal divisions as you require along the angled line
with a scale or with a pair of dividers.
3
Connect the last increment with the end of the given line (B) with a
triangle.
4
Using the same triangle, draw lines from the incremental points to
the given line keeping all lines parallel to each other.
Figure 2-21 shows an alternate method for dividing lines into equal segments.
Figure 2-21.—An alternate method of dividing lines.
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