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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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5.0 cm\text{5.0 cm}

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Here are the steps to construct the figure using only a compass and ruler:

Part a· 4 steps

Construct △XYZ\triangle XYZ

  1. Draw a line segment XYXY of length 6.5 cm.

  2. At point XX, construct an angle of 60∘60^\circ.

    To do this, place the compass point at XX, draw an arc intersecting XYXY. With the same radius, place the compass point on the intersection and draw another arc to intersect the first arc. Draw a ray from XX through this intersection.

  3. At point YY, construct an angle of 45∘45^\circ.

    To do this, construct a 90∘90^\circ angle at YY (by drawing a perpendicular to XYXY). Then, bisect this 90∘90^\circ angle to obtain a 45∘45^\circ angle. Draw a ray from YY for this angle.

  4. The intersection of the ray from XX (for 60∘60^\circ) and the ray from YY (for 45∘45^\circ) is point ZZ.

Part b· 4 steps

Construct the circumcircle of △XYZ\triangle XYZ

  1. Construct the perpendicular bisector of side XYXY.

    To do this, place the compass point at XX, open it to more than half the length of XYXY, and draw arcs above and below XYXY. Repeat this with the compass point at YY and the same radius. Draw a line through the intersection points of these arcs.

  2. Construct the perpendicular bisector of side YZYZ.

    Repeat the process from Step 1 for side YZYZ.

  3. The intersection of these two perpendicular bisectors is the circumcenter, let's call it OO.

  4. Place the compass point at OO and open it to point XX (or YY or ZZ).

    Draw the circle. This is the circumcircle of △XYZ\triangle XYZ.

Part c· 3 steps

On the circumcircle, locate a point WW such that XYWZXYWZ is a cyclic trapezium in which XW∥YZXW \parallel YZ

  1. In a cyclic trapezium where XW∥YZXW \parallel YZ, the non-parallel sides must be equal in length.

    Therefore, XY=WZXY = WZ.

  2. Using a compass, measure the length of the segment XYXY.

  3. Place the compass point at ZZ.

    With the compass opened to the length of XYXY, draw an arc that intersects the circumcircle. The intersection point (which is not YY) is point WW.

Part d

5.0 cm\text{5.0 cm}

Measure XWXW

  1. Using a ruler, measure the length of the segment XWXW from your construction.

    The exact measurement will depend on the accuracy of your physical construction.
    For example, if constructed accurately, XWXW should be approximately 5.0 cm\boxed{\text{5.0 cm}}.

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