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Using ruler and compasses only, construct a rectangle each of whose diagonals measures 6 cm and the diagonals intersect at an angle of 45°.
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Steps of construction:
- Draw a line segment AC = 6 cm.
- Bisect AC at O.
- At O, draw a ray XY making an angle of 45° at O.
- From XY, cut off OB = OD = = 3 cm each.
- Join AB, BC CD and DA. Then ABCD is the required rectangle.
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