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  • To construct perpendicular from a point on a given line

CONSTRUCTIONS

  • To construct tangents to a circle from a point on the circle.

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m

l

Draw a line l

With ‘A’ as centre and radius more than half of AB, draw an arc.

With ‘B’ as Centre and same radius, draw an intersecting arc.

Draw line PQ

Line m ⊥ line l

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With P as centre and any suitable radius, draw two arcs intersecting line l at points A and B.

Take a point P on line l .

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To construct a perpendicular from a point on a given line.

BASIC CONSRUCTIONS

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Q. Draw a tangent at any point ‘R’ on the circle

of radius 3.4 cm and centre ‘P’.

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R

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R

3.4 cm

Rough Figure

Line l is the

required tangent.

Draw line CR

‘B’ as centre and same radius, draw an intersecting arc

‘A’ as centre and radius

more than half of ‘AB’,

draw an arc

‘R’ as centre, and any suitable radius, draw arcs

Produce PR

Draw seg PR

Consider point R on the circle

Draw circle with centre P and radius 3.4cm