Editing Figures
Using the Measurement Box
Tapping the ubutton to the right of the toolbar displays the measurement box. Tap tto return to the normal toolbar.
Normal toolbar | Measurement box |
You can use the measurement box to perform the following operations.
View the measurements of a figure
Displaying the measurement box and selecting a figure displays combinations of the following measurements, depending on the type of object you select: coordinates, distance, slope, direction, equation, radius, circumference, area, perimeter, angle, tangency, congruence incidence, or point on curve.
Specify a measurement of a figure
After you display the measurement box, you can select part of a figure and then change numeric values for the applicable measurement. You can specify the coordinates of a point, the length of a line segment (distance between endpoints), the angle formed by two lines, etc.
Fix a measurement of a figure
After you display the measurement box, you can select part of a figure and then fix the applicable measurement. You can fix the coordinates of a point, the length of a line segment, the angle formed by two lines, etc.
kViewing the Measurements of a Figure
The type of information that appears in the measurement box depends on the figure that is currently selected on the display. If a line segment is selected, for example, the measurement box shows the distance, slope, angle from the
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