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Construct a triangle XYZ with XY=6.5cm, angle X=60 degrees and angle Y=45 degrees. Then construct its circumcircle.
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12 stepsHere are the steps to construct the figure using only a compass and ruler:
Part a· 4 steps
Construct
Draw a line segment of length 6.5 cm.
At point , construct an angle of .
To do this, place the compass point at , draw an arc intersecting . With the same radius, place the compass point on the intersection and draw another arc to intersect the first arc. Draw a ray from through this intersection.
At point , construct an angle of .
To do this, construct a angle at (by drawing a perpendicular to ). Then, bisect this angle to obtain a angle. Draw a ray from for this angle.
The intersection of the ray from (for ) and the ray from (for ) is point .
Part b· 4 steps
Construct the circumcircle of
Construct the perpendicular bisector of side .
To do this, place the compass point at , open it to more than half the length of , and draw arcs above and below . Repeat this with the compass point at and the same radius. Draw a line through the intersection points of these arcs.
Construct the perpendicular bisector of side .
Repeat the process from Step 1 for side .
The intersection of these two perpendicular bisectors is the circumcenter, let's call it .
Place the compass point at and open it to point (or or ).
Draw the circle. This is the circumcircle of .
Part c· 3 steps
On the circumcircle, locate a point such that is a cyclic trapezium in which
In a cyclic trapezium where , the non-parallel sides must be equal in length.
Therefore, .
Using a compass, measure the length of the segment .
Place the compass point at .
With the compass opened to the length of , draw an arc that intersects the circumcircle. The intersection point (which is not ) is point .
Part d
Measure
Using a ruler, measure the length of the segment from your construction.
The exact measurement will depend on the accuracy of your physical construction.
For example, if constructed accurately, should be approximately .
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