Construction of Right Angle Triangle When One Side and Hypotenuse is Given
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Question 2 Construct a right triangle whose hypotenuse is 6 cm long and one of the legs is 4 cm long.
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Solution
To construct: A right angled triangle DEF where DF = 6 cm and EF = 4 cm Steps of construction:
(a) Draw a line segment EF = 4cm. (b) At point Q, draw EX ⊥ EF. (c) Taking F as centre and radius 6 cm, draw an arc. ( Hypotenuse) (d) This are cuts the EX at point D. (e) Join DF. It is the required right angled triangle DEF.