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The document describes several constructions involving circles and tangents. It provides the steps to: 1) Construct a tangent to a circle using the circle's center and without using the center. 2) Construct a pair of tangents from an external point to a circle and measure their lengths. 3) Construct the circumcircle and incircle of various triangles. 4) Construct the circumcircle and incircle of a regular hexagon. The steps involve drawing bisectors, perpendiculars, and circles using calculated radii and points of intersection.

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Construction PDF

The document describes several constructions involving circles and tangents. It provides the steps to: 1) Construct a tangent to a circle using the circle's center and without using the center. 2) Construct a pair of tangents from an external point to a circle and measure their lengths. 3) Construct the circumcircle and incircle of various triangles. 4) Construct the circumcircle and incircle of a regular hexagon. The steps involve drawing bisectors, perpendiculars, and circles using calculated radii and points of intersection.

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Constructions

I. Construction of tangent using the centre of the circle:

Example :

Draw a tangent to a circle of radius 4.8 cm by using the centre of the circle.

Solution:

Step 1: Draw a circle with centre O having radius 4.8 cm.

Step 2: Take a point Q on the circle and draw a ray OQ.

Step 3: Draw a line l perpendicular to OQ at point Q.

Line l is the required tangent.

II. Construction of tangent without using the centre of the circle:


Example:

Draw a circle of radius 6.2 cm and take a point A on it. Draw a tangent through point A
without using the centre.

Solution:

Step 1: Draw the circle of radius 6.2 cm, take point A anywhere on it and draw a chord
AB of any length.

Step 2: Take a point C anywhere on the alternate arc of ADB and join C to A and B.

Step 3: Draw a ray AP such that ∠BAP = ∠BCA.

Line containing ray AP is the required tangent.

Construction of tangents to a circle

Example:
Draw a circle of radius 3 cm. From a point 5 cm away from its centre,
construct a pair of tangents to the circle and measure their lengths.
Solution:
Steps of construction:

1. Draw a circle with centre O and radius 3 cm. Take a point P such that
OP = 5 cm, and then join OP.
2. Draw the perpendicular bisector of OP. Let M be the mid point of OP.
3. With M as the centre and OM as the radius, draw a circle. Let it
intersect the previously drawn circle at A and B.
4. Joint PA and PB. Therefore, PA and PB are the required tangents. It
can be observed that PA = PB = 4 cm.

Construction of circumcircle of given triangle:

Example:

Construct the circumcircle of ΔPQR such that ∠Q = 60°, QR = 4 cm, and QP = 5.7
cm.

Solution:

Step 1: Draw a triangle PQR with ∠Q = 60°, QR = 4 cm, and QP = 5.7 cm

Step 2: Draw perpendicular bisector of any two sides, say QR and PR. Let these
perpendicular bisectors meet at point O.

Step 3: With O as centre and radius equal to OP, draw a circle.


The circle so drawn passes through the points P, Q, and R, and is the required
circumcircle of ΔPQR.

Construction of incircle of given triangle:

Example:

Construct incircle of a right ΔPQR, right angled at Q, such that QR = 4 cm and PR


= 6 cm.

Solution:

Step 1: Draw a ΔPQR right-angled at Q with QR = 4 cm and PR = 6 cm.

Step 2: Draw bisectors of ∠Q and ∠R. Let these bisectors meet at the point O.

Step 3: From O, draw OX perpendicular to the side QR.

Step 4: With O as centre and radius equal to OX, draw a circle.


The circle so drawn touches all the sides of ΔPQR and is the required incircle of
ΔPQR.

Construction of circumcircle of a regular hexagon:

Following are the steps of construction of circumcircle of a regular hexagon


ABCDEF.

Step 1: Construct a regular hexagon of side x unit.

Step 2: Draw perpendicular bisectors of sides AB and BC. Let them intersect at a
point O.

Step 3: With O as centre and radius equal to OA, draw a circle.

This circle touches all the vertices A, B, C, D, E, and F of the regular hexagon
ABCDEF. Hence, it is the required circumcircle of the regular hexagon.

Construction of incircle of a regular hexagon:

Following are the steps of construction of incircle of a regular hexagon ABCDEF.

Step 1: Construct a regular hexagon of side x unit.

Step 1: Draw the bisectors of ∠B and ∠C. Let them meet at point I.

Step 2: From I, draw IN perpendicular to BC.

Step 3: Taking I as centre and radius equal to IN, draw a circle.


This circle touches each side of regular hexagon ABCDEF. Hence, it is the required
incircle.

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