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GEOMETRICAL CONSTRUCTIONS

CONCEPT : TO DRAW TANGENT TO A CIRCLE


Board Weight age: 4 Marks
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Draw a circle of 4 or 5 cm radius. Take a point P on it. At P draw a tangent to the circle without
using its center. Write steps of construction.
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To draw two tangents to a given circle from a point P lying outside the circle.
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Using ruler and compass, draw a tangent at a point P on a circle of radius 3 cm, without using the
center. Also write the steps of construction.
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Draw two tangents to a circle of radius 3.5 cm from a point P at a distance of 3.5 cm from its center.
Measure the lengths of these tangents. Use ruler and compass only and write also the steps of
construction.
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Use ruler and compass to draw two tangents to a circle of radius 2.5 cm from a point 6 cm away
from its center. Write also the steps of construction.

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CONCEPT : TO DIVIDE A LINE INTERNALLY & EXTERNALLY


Divide a given straight line 5.5 cm long internally in the ratio 3:4.
Determine a point P on a line segment AB = 4.5 cm which divides it internally in the ratio 2:3.
Divide a given straight line 5.5 cm long externally in the ratio 5:2.
Determine a point P which divides a line segment AB of length 3.5 cm externally in the ratio 1:2.
Divide a line segment AB = 6.3 cm in the ratio 2:3:4.
Divide a line segment 6 cm long in the ratio 1:2:3:2.
Divide a given line segment PQ (i) internally (ii) externally in the ratio 3:5. Write the steps of
construction.
Divide a given straight line of length 4.5 cm (i) internally in the ratio 3:5; (ii) externally in the ratio 4:5.
Write the steps of construction.
CONCEPT : TO DRAW TRINAGLES WITH GIVEN MEDIAN AND ALTITUDE

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Construct a ABC in which BC = 5 cm, A = 50 and altitude through A = 4 cm.


Construct a triangle ABC in which BC = 7.5 cm, A 60 and altitude through A is 3.7 cm. How
many such triangle are possible? Write the steps of construction.
Construct a ABC in which base = 5 cm, A 55 and altitude through A is 3.4 cm.
Construct an ABC in which BC = 6 cm, A 60 and the altitude through A is 4.5 cm. Measure
the length of the median through A. Write the steps of construction.
Construct a triangle ABC in which BC = 7 cm, A 70 and foot of the perpendicular D on BC
from A is 4.5 cm away from B.
Construct a ABC in which BC = 6.5 cm, A 65 and the foot of the perpendicular AD on BC
is 4 cm away from B. Write also the steps of construction.
Construct a ABC in which BC = 5 cm, A 70 and median AE through A is of length 3.5 cm.
Also, determine the length of the altitude drawn from A on the side BC. Write the steps of
construction also.
Construct a triangle ABC in which AB = 4.4 cm C 65 and median through C = 2.7 cm.
Construct a triangle ABC with AB = 4.4 cm, ACB 60 and the median through C is of length
3.2 cm. Also, find the length of the altitude drawn from the vertex C on AB.
Construct a triangle ABC in which AD = 4.4 cm, ACD 65 and the median through C is of
length 3.2 cm. Also, find the length of the altitude drawn from the vertex C on AB.
Construct a triangle ABC in which BC = 6 cm, A 60 and median AD through A is 5 cm long.
Write the steps of construction. How many such triangle can be constructed?
Construct a triangle ABC in which BC = 5 cm, A 70 and median AD through A is of length 3.5
cm. Also, determine the length of the altitude drawn from A on the side BC. Write the steps of
construction also.
Construct a triangle ABC in which BC = 6 cm. A 50 and the median through A is 5.5 cm. Find
the length of the altitude drawn on BC from A. Write the steps of construction.

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Construction a triangle in which AB = 4.4 cm, C 60 and median through C = 3 cm. Write
steps of construction.
Construct a triangle ABC in which BC = 6.5 cm, A 60 and median AD through A is 3.5 cm
long. Write steps of construction.
CONCEPT : TO DRAW CYCLIC QUADRILATERLAS
Construct a cyclic quadrilateral ABCD in which AC = 6 cm, BC = 4 cm, CD = 3.5 cm and
B 90 .
Construct a cyclic quadrilateral ABCD in which AB = 31 cm, BC = 6.4 cm, AC = 4.2 cm and AD =
2.4 cm.
Construct a cyclic quadrilateral ABCD in which AC = 6.5 cm, AB = 2 cm, AD = 2.5 cm, and
B 60 .
Construct a cyclic quadrilateral ABCD in which AC = 6 cm, AB = 3 cm, AD = 4.5 cm and B 90
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CONCEPT : TO DRAW SIMILAR TRIANGLES
Construct a triangle similar to a given triangle ABC such that each of its side is (2/3) of the
corresponding sides of the triangle ABC. It is given that AB = 4 cm, BC = 5 cm and AC = 6 cm. Also
prove your assertion.
Construct a triangle similar to a given triangle XYZ with its sides equal to (3/4)th of the
corresponding sides of triangle XYZ. Write the steps of construction.
Construct a triangle similar to given triangle ABC such that each of its sides is (5/7)th of the
corresponding sides of triangle ABC. It is given that AB = 5 cm, BC = 7 cm and ABC 50 .
Draw a right triangle ABC in which AC = AB = 5.5 cm and A 90 . Draw a triangle similar to
triangle ABC which its sides equal to (5/4)th of the corresponding sides of triangle ABC.
Construct a triangle ABC similar to a given isosceles triangle PQR with QR = 6 cm, PR = PQ = 5 cm
such that each of its sides is (6/7)th of the corresponding sides of the triangle PQR. Write the steps
of construction.
Construct a triangle ABC similar to a given isosceles triangle PQR with QR = 6 cm, PR = PQ = 4 cm
such that each of its side is (5/7)th of the corresponding sides of the triangle PQR.
Construct a triangle ABC in which BC = 6.5 cm, mBAC 60 and median through A is 4.5 cm.
Construct a triangle A BC similar to triangle ABC with BC 8 cm . Write the steps of
construction.
Construction a triangle ABC in which AB = 5 cm, B 60 and altitude CD = 3 cm. Construct a
triangle AQR similar to triangle ABC such that each side of triangle AQR is 1.5 times of the
corresponding side of triangle ABC.
Construct a triangle ABC similar to a given equilateral triangle PQR with side 5 cm such that each of
its sides is (6/7)th of the corresponding sides of the triangle PQR. Also draw the circumcircle of
triangle ABC.
CONCEPT : TO DRAW SIMILAR QUADRILATERALS

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Draw a quadrilateral ABCD with AB = 3 cm, AD = 2.7 cm, DB = 3.6 cm, B 110 and BC = 4.2
cm. Construct a quadrilateral ABCD similar and similarly situated to quadrilateral ABCD so that
the diagonal DB may be 4.8 cm.
Draw a quadrilateral ABCD with AB = 4.5 cm, AD = 4 cm, BD = 5.4 cm, BC = 6.3 cm, B 110 .
Construct another quadrilateral ABCD similar to quadrilateral ABCD so that the diagonal DB
= 7.2 cm.
Construct a quadrilateral similar to a given quadrilateral ABCD with its sides (5/7)th of the
corresponding sides of ABCD.
Construct a quadrilateral ABCD with AB = 4.5 cm, AD = 4 cm, DB = 4.4 cm, B 130 and BC =
4 cm.
Draw any quadrilateral ABCD. Construct another quadrilateral AB C D similar to the
quadrilateral ABCD with each side equal to (4/5)th of the corresponding side of quadrilateral ABCD.
Write the steps of construction also.

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