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Using ruler and compasses only,

(i) Construct a triangle ABC with the following data :

Base AB = 6 cm, BC = 7.5 cm and angle CAB = 60°.

(ii) In same diagram, draw a circle which passes through the points A, B and C and mark its center O.

(iii) Draw a perpendicular from O to AB which meets AB in D.

(iv) Prove that : AD = BD.

Constructions

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Answer

Steps of construction :

  1. Draw a line segment AB = 6 cm.

  2. At A, draw a ray (AX) making an angle of 60° with AB.

  3. With B as center and radius = 7.5 cm draw an arc which intersects AX ray at C.

  4. Join BC. ABC is the required triangle.

  5. Draw the perpendicular bisectors of AB and AC intersecting each other at O.

  6. With center O and radius OA, OB or OC, draw a circle passing through A, B and C.

  7. From O, draw OD ⊥ AB.

Using ruler and compasses only. Constructions, Concise Mathematics Solutions ICSE Class 10.

Proof :

In right △OAD and △OBD,

⇒ OA = OB (Radius of same circle)

⇒ OD = OD (Common)

⇒ ∠ODA = ∠ODB (Both = 90°)

∴ △OAD ≅ △OBD (By R.H.S. axiom)

By C.P.C.T.

⇒ AD = BD.

Hence, proved that AD = BD.

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