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Question

Draw a right triangle with hypotenuse of length 5 cm and one side of length 4 cm.

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Solution

Steps of construction:
  1. Draw a line segment QR = 4 cm.
  2. Draw QRX of measure 90°.
  3. With centre Q and radius PQ = 5 cm, draw an arc of the circle to intersect ray RX at P.
  4. Join PQ to obtain the desired triangle PQR.
  5. PQR is the required triangle.

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