ML Aggarwal Solutions for Class 10 Maths
Chapter 16 – Constructions
EXERCISE 16.1
1. Usea ruler and compassonly in this question.
(i) Draw a circle, centre O and radius 4 cm.
(ii) Mark a point P suchthat OP = 7 cm.
Construct the two tangentsto the circle from P. Measure and record the length of
one of the tangents.
Solution:
Steps to construct:
Step 1: Draw a circle with center O and radius 4cm and mark that point as A.
Step 2: Take a point P such that OP = 7cm.
Step 3: Bisect OB at M.
Step 4: With center M and diameter OP, draw another circle intersecting the given circle
at A and B.
Step 5: Join PA and PB. Hence PA and PB are pair of tangents to the circle.
Step 6: On measuring PA, it is equal to 5.5cm.
2. Draw a line AB = 6 cm. Construct a circle with AB asdiameter. Mark a point P at
a distanceof 5 cm from the mid-point of AB. Construct two tangentsfrom P to the
circle with AB asdiameter. Measure the length of eachtangent
Solution:
Steps to construct:
Step 1: Draw a line segment AB = 6cm.
Step 2: Draw its perpendicular bisector bisecting it at point O.
Step 3: With center O and radius OB, draw a circle.
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Chapter 16 – Constructions
Step 4: Extend AB to point P such that OP = 5cm.
Step 5: Draw its perpendicular bisector intersecting it at point M.
Step 6: With center M and radius OM, draw a circle which intersects the given circle at T
and S.
Step 7: Join OT, OS, PT and PS. Hence, PT and PS are the required tangents to the given
circle.
Step 8: On measuring each tangent is 4cm long. PT = PS = 4cm.
3. Construct a tangent to a circle of radius 4cm from a point on the concentriccircle
of radius 6 cm and measureits length. Also, verify the measurementby actual
calculation.
Solution:
Steps to construct:
Step 1: Mark a point O.
Step 2: With center O and radius 4cm and 6cm, draw two concentric circles.
Step 3: Join OA and mark its mid-point as M.
Step 4: With center M and radius MA, draw another circle which intersects the first circle
at P and Q.
Step 5: Join AP and AQ. Hence, AP and AQ are the required tangents to the first circle
from point A.
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ML Aggarwal Solutions for Class 10 Maths
Chapter 16 – Constructions
4. Draw a circle of radius 3 cm. Take two points P and Q on oneof its extended
diameter eachat a distanceof 7 cm from its centre. Draw tangentsto the circle from
thesetwo points P and Q.
Solution:
Steps to construct:
Step 1: Consider a point O on a line, with center O, and radius 3cm, draw a circle.
Step 2: Extend its diameters on both sides and cut off OP = OQ = 7cm.
Step 3: Mark the mid-points of OP and OQ as M and N respectively.
Step 4: With Centers M and N and OP and OQ as diameters, draw circles which intersect
the given circle at A, B and C, D respectively.
Step 5: Join PA, PB, QC, QD. Hence, PA, PB and QC, QD are the required tangents.
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ML Aggarwal Solutions for Class 10 Maths
Chapter 16 – Constructions
5. Draw a line segmentAB of length 8 cm. Taking A ascentre, draw a circle of
radius 4 cm and taking B ascentre, draw another circle of radius 3 cm. Construct
tangentsto eachcircle from the centre of the other circle.
Solution:
Steps to construct:
Step 1: Draw a line segment AB = 8cm.
Step 2: With center as A and radius 4cm, with center as B and radius 3cm, draw circles.
Step 3: Draw the third circle AB as diameter which intersects the given two circles at C
and D, P and Q respectively.
Step 4: Join AC, AD, BP, BQ. Hence, AC and AD, BP and BQ are the required tangents.
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ML Aggarwal Solutions for Class 10 Maths
Chapter 16 – Constructions
EXERCISE 16.2
1. Draw an equilateral triangle of side4 cm. Draw its circumcircle.
Solution:
Steps to construct:
Step 1: Draw a line segment BC = 4cm.
Step 2: With centers B and C, draw two arcs of radius 4cm which intersects each other at
point A.
Step 3: Join AB and AC.
Step 4: Draw the right bisector of BC and AC intersecting each other at point O.
Step 5: Join OA, OB and OC.
Step 6: With center as O, and radius equal to OB or OC or OA, draw a circle which
passes through points A, B and C.
Hence the required circumcircle of triangle ABC is given below.
2. Using a ruler and a pair of compassesonly,construct:
(i) A triangle ABC givenAB = 4 cm, BC = 6 cmand ∠ABC = 90°.
(ii) A circle which passesthroughthe points A, B and C and mark its centre asO.
(2008)
Solution:
Steps to construct:
Step 1: Draw a line segment AB = 4cm.
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ML Aggarwal Solutions for Class 10 Maths
Chapter 16 – Constructions
Step 2: At point B, draw a ray BX making an angle of 90o and cut off BC = 6cm.
Step 3: Join AC.
Step 4: Draw the perpendicular bisectors of sides AB and AC intersecting each other at
point O.
Step 5: With center as O, and radius equal to OB or OA or OC, draw a circle which
passes through points A, B, C.
3. Construct a triangle with sides3 cm, 4 cm and 5 cm. Draw its circumcircle and
measure its radius.
Solution:
Steps to construct:
Step 1: Draw a line segment BC = 4cm.
Step 2: With Center as B and radius 3cm, with center as C and radius 5cm draw two arcs
which intersect each other at point A.
Step 3: Join AB and AC.
Step 4: Draw the perpendicular bisector of sides BC and AC which intersects each other
at point O.
Step 5: Join OB.
Step 6: With center as O and radius OB, draw a circle which pass through A, B, C.
Step 7: On measuring the radius OB = 2.5cm.
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ML Aggarwal Solutions for Class 10 Maths
Chapter 16 – Constructions
4. Using a ruler and compassesonly:
(i) Construea triangle ABC with the following data:
BaseAB = 6 cm, AC = 5.2 cm and ∠CAB = 60°.
(ii) In the samediagram, draw a circle which passesthroughthe points A, B and C.
and mark its centre O.
Solution:
Steps to construct:
Step 1: Draw a line segment AB = 6cm.
Step 2: At point A, draw a ray making an angle of 60o.
Step 3: With B as the center and radius 5.2cm, draw an arc which intersects the ray at C.
Step 4: Join BC.
Step 5: Draw the perpendicular bisector of sides AB and BC which intersects each other
at point O.
Step 6: With center as O and radius OA, draw a circle which touches through the points
A, B, C.
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ML Aggarwal Solutions for Class 10 Maths
Chapter 16 – Constructions
5. Using ruler and compassesonly,draw an equilateral triangle of side5 cm and
draw its inscribed circle. Measure the radius of the circle.
Solution:
Steps to construct:
Step 1: Draw a line segment BC = 5cm.
Step 2: With Center as B and radius 5cm, with center as C and radius 5cm draw two arcs
which intersect each other at point A.
Step 3: Join AB and AC.
Step 4: Draw the angle bisector of angles B and C which intersects each other at point I.
Step 5: From I, draw a perpendicular ID on BC.
Step 6: With center as I and radius ID, draw a circle which touches the sides of the
triangle internally.
Step 7: On measuring the radius ID = 1.5cm (approx).
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ML Aggarwal Solutions for Class 10 Maths
Chapter 16 – Constructions
6. (i) Conducta triangle ABC with BC = 6.4 cm, CA = 5.8 cm and ∠ ABC = 60°.
Draw its incircle. Measure and record the radius of the incircle.
(ii) Constructa ∆ABC with BC = 6.5 cm, AB = 5.5 cm, AC = 5 cm. Construct the
incircle of the triangle. Measure and record the radius of the incircle. (2014)
Solution:
Steps to construct:
Step 1: Draw a line segment BC = 6.4cm.
Step 2: Construct an angle of 60o at point B.
Step 3: With C as center and radius CA = 5.8cm, draw an arc cutting BD at A.
Step 4: Join AC.
Step 5: Draw the angle bisector of angle B and angle C which intersect each other at
point O.
Step 6: Draw OE perpendicular to BC, intersecting BC at point E.
Step 7: With O as the center and OE as the radius draw the required incircle.
Step 8: On measuring the radius OE = 1.5cm.
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ML Aggarwal Solutions for Class 10 Maths
Chapter 16 – Constructions
Steps to construct:
Step 1: Draw a line segment BC = 6.5cm.
Step 2: With B as center and C as center draw arcs AB = 5.5cm and AC = 5cm.
Step 3: Join AB and AC.
Step 4: Draw the angle bisectors of B and C. The bisectors meet at point O.
Step 5: With O as the center. Draw an incircle which touches all the sides of the triangle
ABC.
Step 6: From point O draw a perpendicular to side BC which cuts at point N.
Step 7: On measuring the radius ON = 1.5cm.
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ML Aggarwal Solutions for Class 10 Maths
Chapter 16 – Constructions
7. The bisectorsof anglesA and B of a scalenetriangle ABC meet at O.
(i) What is the point O called?
(ii) OR and OQ is drawn a perpendicular to AB and CA respectively.What is the
relation betweenOR and OQ?
(iii) What is the relation between∠ACO and ∠BCO?
Solution:
(i) The point O where the angle bisectors meet is called the incenter of the triangle.
(ii) The perpendicular drawn from point O to AB and CA are equal. i.e., OR and OQ.
(iii) ∠ACO = ∠BCO. OC will bisect the ∠C.
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ML Aggarwal Solutions for Class 10 Maths
Chapter 16 – Constructions
8. Using ruler and compassesonly,construct a triangle ABC in which BC = 4 cm,
∠ACB = 45° and the perpendicular from A on BC is 2.5 cm. Draw the circumcircle
of triangle ABC and measureits radius.
Solution:
Steps to construct:
Step 1: Draw a line segment BC = 4cm.
Step 2: At point B, draw a perpendicular and cut off BE = 2.5cm.
Step 3: From, E, draw a line EF parallel to BC.
Step 4: From point C, draw a ray making an angle 45o which intersects EF at point A.
Step 5: Join AB.
Step 6: Draw the perpendicular bisectors of sides BC and AC intersecting each other at
point O.
Step 7: Join OB, OC and OA.
Step 8: With O as the center and radius OB or OC or OA draw a circle which passes
through points A, B, C.
Step 9: On measuring the radius OB = 2cm.
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ML Aggarwal Solutions for Class 10 Maths
Chapter 16 – Constructions
9. Construct a regular hexagonof side4 cm. Construct a circle circumscribing the
hexagon.
Solution:
Steps to construct:
Step 1: Draw a line segment AB = 4cm.
Step 2: At points A and B draw rays making on angle of 120o each and cut off AF = BC =
4cm.
Step 3: At point C and F draw rays making on angle of 120o each and cut off FE = CD =
4cm.
Step 4: Join ED. The required ABCDEF hexagon is formed.
Step 5: Draw perpendicular bisectors of sides AB and BC intersecting each other at point
O.
Step 6: With O as the center and radius equal OA or OB draw a circle which passes
through the vertices of the hexagon.
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Chapter 16 – Constructions
10. Draw a regular hexagonof side4 cm and construct its incircle.
Solution:
Steps to construct:
Step 1: Draw a regular hexagon of sides 4cm.
Step 2: Draw the angle bisector of A and B. which intersects each other at point O.
Step 3: Draw OL perpendicular to AB.
Step 4: With O as the center and radius OB, draw a circle which touches the sides of the
hexagon.
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