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Construction of Perpendicular from a Point Outside the Line Using a Set Square

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Draw a line segment XY of length 2.5cm. Construct another line segment MN such that MN = 2XY

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Solution

Given
XY= 2.5 cm
MN = 2XY=2(2.5)= 5 cm

Now you can draw XY and MN by using scale.

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