Tuesday, July 27, 2010

Exercise 11.2


Question 1:
Construct a triangle ABC in which BC = 7 cm, ∠B = 75° and AB + AC = 13 cm.

Ans.
The below given steps will be followed to construct the required triangle.
Step I: Draw a line segment BC of 7 cm. At point B, draw an angle of 75°, say ∠XBC.
Step II: Cut a line segment BD = 13 cm (that is equal to AB + AC) from the ray BX.
Step III: Join DC and make an angle DCY equal to ∠BDC.
Step IV: Let CY intersect BX at A. ΔABC is the required triangle.

Question 2:
Construct a triangle ABC in which BC = 8 cm, ∠B = 45° and AB − AC = 3.5 cm.

Ans.
The below given steps will be followed to draw the required triangle.
Step I: Draw the line segment BC = 8 cm and at point B, make an angle of 45°, say ∠XBC.
Step II: Cut the line segment BD = 3.5 cm (equal to AB − AC) on ray BX.
Step III: Join DC and draw the perpendicular bisector PQ of DC.
Step IV: Let it intersect BX at point A. Join AC. ΔABC is the required triangle.

Question 3:
Construct a triangle PQR in which QR = 6 cm, ∠Q = 60° and PR − PQ = 2 cm

Ans.
The below given steps will be followed to construct the required triangle.
Step I: Draw line segment QR of 6 cm. At point Q, draw an angle of 60°, say ∠XQR.
Step II: Cut a line segment QS of 2 cm from the line segment QT extended in the opposite side of line segment XQ. (As PR > PQ and PR − PQ = 2 cm). Join SR.
Step III: Draw perpendicular bisector AB of line segment SR. Let it intersect QX at point P. Join PQ, PR.
ΔPQR is the required triangle.


Question 4:
Construct a triangle XYZ in which ∠Y = 30°, ∠Z = 90° and XY + YZ + ZX = 11 cm.

The below given steps will be followed to construct the required triangle.
Step I: Draw a line segment AB of 11 cm.
(As XY + YZ + ZX = 11 cm)
Step II: Construct an angle, ∠PAB, of 30° at point A and an angle, ∠QBA, of 90° at point B.
Step III: Bisect ∠PAB and ∠QBA. Let these bisectors intersect each other at point X.
Step IV: Draw perpendicular bisector ST of AX and UV of BX.
Step V: Let ST intersect AB at Y and UV intersect AB at Z.
Join XY, XZ.
ΔXYZ is the required triangle.


Question 5:
Construct a right triangle whose base is 12 cm and sum of its hypotenuse and other side is 18 cm.

Ans.
The below given steps will be followed to construct the required triangle.
Step I: Draw line segment AB of 12 cm. Draw a ray AX making 90° with AB.
Step II: Cut a line segment AD of 18 cm (as the sum of the other two sides is 18) from ray AX.
Step III: Join DB and make an angle DBY equal to ADB.
Step IV: Let BY intersect AX at C. Join AC, BC.
ΔABC is the required triangle.