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Standard VI
Mathematics
Construction of a Circle with Known Radius
Draw a circle...
Question
Draw a circle of radius
3
cm.At a point
P
on it, draw a tangent to the circle without using centre.
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Solution
1.
Draw a circle with radius
3
cm
2.
Take a point
P
on the circle.
3.
Through
P
,
draw any chord
P
Q
4.
Mark a point
R
either in major arc or in minor arc.
5.
Join
P
R
and
Q
R
6.
At
P
,
construct
∠
Q
P
T
equal to
∠
P
R
Q
on the opposite side of the chord
P
Q
7.
Produce
T
P
to
T
′
to get a straight line
T
′
P
T
.
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