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Yes definitely. Draw a line. Set the compass to the length of that line. Place the point of the compass on one end of the line and prescribe an arc. Place the compass on the other end of the line and prescribe a second arc which intersects the first arc. Where they meet, draw lines to each end of the first line and you will have an equilateral triangle.
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Draw a straight line 6cm long. Put the compass point at one end of the line and extend the compass to the other end of the line. Draw an arc of this radius from each end of the line, Join the point where the arcs intersect to each end of the the line and ypu have your equilateral triangle.
a compass is called "une boussole" (fem.) in French.
Draw a point, and a long straight line through it. Put the centre of the compass over the point, with north on the compass (or zero degrees) on the line. Then draw a second line out from the point at 80 degrees on the compass. You'll then have a 80 degree angle between the lines. It's usually a trick that teachers decide to do on their pupils. A compass is what you use to find north and a pair of compasses is used to draw circles.
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The name of the line for the compass alignment is the index line. The line and the numbers around the outside edge can be used to plot a course to a distant object.
if a bar magnet swings freely it will act like a compass.
- A compass needle always aligns along the north-south line - The earth stays in its orbit
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the compass aligns with the magnetic field created by the wire
Magnetism. The compass aligns with the magnetic field of the Earth.
A compass needle aligns itself with the Earth's magnetic field because it is a magnet itself. The north-seeking end of the needle is attracted to the Earth's magnetic north pole, causing it to point in a north-south direction.
The compass needle aligns itself parallel to the direction of the lines of magnetic force where it happens to be. It does not 'point to a particular pole' for that is beyond the sensibility of a simple bar of metal. I repeat, it aligns itself parallel to the lines of magnetic force ...
The compass needle is magnetic, so it aligns itself with the magnetic poles. For more information on magnetic fields, see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Magnetic_field