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To construct an angle of 105^ using only a compass and a pencil, we can combine a 90^ angle and a 15^ angle. The 15^ angle can be obtained by bisecting a 30^ angle, which itself is a bisection of a 60^ angle. Step 1: Draw a ray and construct a 90^ angle. • Draw a ray OA. • Place the compass at point O and draw a large arc that intersects OA at point P. • With the same compass width, place the compass at P and draw an arc that intersects the first arc at Q. • With the same compass width, place the compass at Q and draw an arc that intersects the first arc at R. • With the compass at Q and then at R, draw two arcs that intersect each other above the first arc at point S. • Draw a ray from O through S. This ray, OS, forms a 90^ angle with OA (i.e., SOA = 90^). Step 2: Extend the initial ray and construct a 60^ angle. • Extend the ray OA backwards through O to form a straight line. Let P' be a point on this extended line to the left of O. • Place the compass at O and draw an arc that intersects the extended line at P'. (This might be the same arc as in Step 1 if it was drawn large enough). • With the same compass width, place the compass at P' and draw an arc that intersects the initial large arc (centered at O) at point U. • Draw a ray from O through U. This ray, OU, forms a 60^ angle with OP' (i.e., UOP' = 60^). Step 3: Bisect the 60^ angle to get 30^. • Place the compass at P' and draw an arc inside UOP'. • With the same compass width, place the compass at U and draw another arc that intersects the arc drawn from P'. Let this intersection point be V. • Draw a ray from O through V. This ray, OV, bisects UOP'. So VOP' = 30^. Step 4: Bisect the 30^ angle to get 15^. • Place the compass at P' and draw an arc inside VOP'. • Let W be the point where OV intersects the initial large arc (centered at O). With the same compass width, place the compass at W and draw another arc that intersects the arc drawn from P'. Let this intersection point be X. • Draw a ray from O through X. This ray, OX, bisects VOP'. So XOP' = 15^. Step 5: Combine the angles to get 105^. The angle XOS is the sum of XOP' and P'OS. Since OP' is the extension of OA, P'OS is the 90^ angle constructed in Step 1. XOS = XOP' + P'OS XOS = 15^ + 90^ XOS = 105^ The final answer is The angle XOS = 105^. 4 done, 1 left today. You're making progress.