EDUCATION SPRINT

CLASS- X Total Marks : 121

CONSTRUCTION

Section A

* Answer the following questions. [3 Marks Each] [6]

1. The bisectors of angles A and B of a scalene triangle ABC meet at O.

(i) What is the point O called?
(ii) OR and OQ are drawn perpendicular to AB and CA respectively. What is the
relation between OR and OQ?
(iii) What is the relation between angle ACO and angle BCO?

Ans. :
i) O is called the incentre of the incircle of ΔABC.
ii) OR and OQ are the radii of the incircle and OR = OQ.
iii) OC is the bisector of angle C
∴ ∠ACO=∠BCO
2. Draw a circle circumscribing a regular hexagon with side 5 cm.

Ans. :
Steps of Construction:
i) Draw a regular hexagon ABCDEF with each side equal to 5 cm and each interior
angle 120º.
ii) Join its diagonals AD, BE and CF intersecting each other at O.
iii) With centre as O and radius OA, draw a circle which will pass through the
vertices A, B, C, D, E and F.
This is the required circumcircle.

Section B

* Answer The Following Questions in Brief. [6]

1. Perpendicular bisectors of the sides AB and AC of a triangle ABC meet at O.

What do you call the point O?

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 Ans. :
O is called the circumcentre of circumcircle of ΔABC.
2. Perpendicular bisectors of the sides AB and AC of a triangle ABC meet at O.
What is the relation between the distances OA, OB and OC?

Ans. :
OA, OB and OC are the radii of the circumcircle.
3. Perpendicular bisectors of the sides AB and AC of a triangle ABC meet at O.
Does the perpendicular bisector of BC pass through O?

Ans. :
Yes, the perpendicular bisector of BC will pass through O.

* Questions with calculation. [4 Marks Each] [64]

4. Draw a circle of radius 3 cm. Mark a point P at a distance of 5 cm from the

centre of the circle drawn. Draw two tangents PA and PB to the given circle and
measure the length of each tangent.

Ans. :
Steps Of Construction:
i) Draw a circle with centre O and radius 3 cm.
ii) From O, take a point P such that OP = 5 cm
iii) Draw a bisector of OP which intersects OP at M.
iv) With centre M, and radius OM, draw a circle which intersects the given circle at
A and B.

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 v) Join AP and BP.
AP and BP are the required tangents.
On measuring AP = BP = 4 cm
5. Draw a circle of diameter 9 cm. mark a point at a distance of 7.5 cm from the
centre of the circle. Draw tangents to the given circle from this exterior point.
Measure the length of each tangent

Ans. :
i. Draw a circle of diameter 9 cm, taking O as the centre.
ii. Mark a point P outside the circle, such that PO = 7.5 cm.
iii. Taking OP as the diameter, draw a circle such that it cuts the earlier circle at A
and B.
iv. Join PA and PB.
6. Draw a circle of radius 5 cm. draw two tangents to this circle so that the angle
between the tangents is 45°

Ans. :
Steps of Construction:
i) Draw a circle with centre O and radius BC = 5 cm
ii) Draw arcs making an angle of 180º - 45º = 135º at O such that∠ AOB = 135º
iii) AT A and B, draw two rays making an angle of 90º at each point which meet
each other at point P, outside the circle.
iv) AP and BP are the required tangents which make an angle of 45º with each
other at P.
7. Draw a circle of radius 4.5 cm. draw two tangents to this circle so that the angle
between the tangents is 60°.

Ans. :
Steps of Construction:
i) Draw a circle with centre O and radius BC = 4.5 cm
ii) Draw arcs making an angle of 180º - 60º = 120º at O such that ∠ AOB = 120º
iii)AT A and B, draw two rays making an angle of 90º at each point which meet each

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 other at point P, outside the circle.
iv)AP and BP are the required tangents which make an angle of 60º with each
other at P.
8. Using ruler and compasses only, draw an equilateral triangle of side 4.5 cm and
draw its circumscribed circle. Measure the radius of the circle.

Ans. :
Steps of construction:
i) Draw a line segment BC = 4.5 cm
ii) With centers B and C, draw two arcs of radius 4.5 cm which intersect each other
at A.
iii) Join AC and AB.
iv) Draw perpendicular bisectors of AC and BC intersecting each other at O.
v) With centre O, and radius OA or OB or OC draw a circle which will pass through
A, B and C.
This is the required circumcircle of triangle ABC. On measuring the radius OA = 2.6
cm
9. Using ruler and compasses only, draw an equilateral triangle of side 5 cm, draw
its inscribed circle. Measure the radius of the circle.

Ans. :

Steps of Construction:
i) Draw a line segment BC = 5 cm
ii) With centers B and C, draw two arcs of 5 cm radius each which intersect each
other at A.
iii) Join AB and AC.
iv) Draw angle bisectors of ∠B and ∠C intersecting each other at O.
v) From O, draw OL ⊥ BC.
vi) Now with centre O and radius OL, draw a circle which will touch the sides of
ΔABC
On measuring, OL = 1.4 cm

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10. Construct an equilateral triangle ABC with side 6 cm. Draw a circle
circumscribing the triangle ABC.

Ans. :
Steps of construction:
i) Draw a line segment BC = 6 cm
ii) With centers B and C, draw two arcs of radius 6 cm which intersect each other
at A.
iii) Join AC and AB.
iv) Draw perpendicular bisectors of AC, AB and BC intersecting each other at O.
v) With centre O, and radius OA or OB or OC draw a circle which will pass through
A, B and C. This is the required circumcircle of triangle ABC.
11. Construct a circle, inscribing an equilateral triangle with side 5.6 cm.

Ans. :
Steps of Construction:
i) Draw a line segment BC = 5.6 cm
ii) With centers B and C, draw two arcs of 5.6 cm radius each which intersect each
other at A.
iii) Join AB and AC.
iv) Draw angle bisectors of ∠B and ∠C intersecting each other at O.
v) From O, draw OL ⊥ BC.
vi) Now with centre O and radius OL, draw a circle which will touch the sides of
ΔABC.
This is the required circle.
12. Draw an inscribing circle of a regular hexagon of side 5.8 cm.

Ans. :
Steps of Construction:

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 i) Draw a line segment AB = 5.8 cm
ii) At A and B, draw rays making an angle of 120o each and cut off AF = BC = 5.8 cm
iii) Again F and C, draw rays making an angle of 120o each and cut off FE = CD = 5.8
cm.
iv) Join DE. Then ABCDEF is the regular hexagon.
v) Draw the bisectors of ∠A and ∠B intersecting each other at O.
vi) From O, draw OL ⊥ AB
vii) With centre O and radius OL, draw a circle which touches the sides of the
hexagon.
This is the required in circle of the hexagon.

13. Construct a regular hexagon of side 4 cm. Construct a circle circumscribing the
hexagon.

Ans. :
Steps of Construction:
(i) Draw a circle of radius 4 cm with centre O
(ii) Since the interior angle of regular hexagon is 60o, draw radii OA and OB
such that ∠AOB= 60° .
(iii) Cut off arcs BC, CD, EF and each equal to arc AB on given circle
(iv) Join AB, BC, CD, DE, EF, FA to get required regular hexagon ABCDEF in a given
circle.
The circle is the required circum circle, circumscribing the hexagon.
14. Draw a circle of radius 3.5 cm. mark a point P outside the circle at a distance of
6 cm from the centre. Construct two tangents from P to the given circle.
Measure and write down the length of one tangent.

Ans. :
Steps of Construction:
i) Draw a line segment OP = 6 cm
ii) With centre O and radius 3.5 cm, draw a circle
iii) Draw the midpoint of OP
iv) With centre M and diameter OP, draw a circle which intersect the circle at T and

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v) Join PT and PS.
PT and PS are the required tangents. On measuring the length of PT = PS = 4.8 cm
15. Constuct a triangle ABC with AB=5.5 cm , AC=6 cm and ∠BAC=105°. Hence:
1) Construct the locus of point equdistant from BA and BC.
2) Construct the Locus of points equidistant from B and C.
3) Mark the point which satisfies the above two loci As P. Measure and write the
lemgth of PC
Ans. : Steps of construction:
1) Draw AB=5.5 cm
2) construct ∠BAR=105°
3) With centre A and redius 6 cm, cut off arc on AR at C.
4) Join BC. ABC is the reqqiued triangle.
(1) Draw angle bisector BD of ∠ABC, which is the locus of points equidistant from
BA and BC.
(2) Draw perpendicular bisctor EF of BC, which is the loucs of point equidistant
from B and C.
(3) BD and EF intersect each other at point P.Thus, P satisfies the above two loci By
Mesurment,PC=4.8 cm

16. Using a ruler and a compass construct a triangle ABC in which AB = 7 cm, ∠CAB
= 60o and
AC = 5 cm. Construct the locus of
1) points equidistant from AB and AC
2) points equidistant from BA and BC
Hence construct a circle touching the three sides of the triangle internally.
Ans. : Steps of construction:
1. Draw a line AB = 7 cm
2. Taking P ascentre and same radius, draw an arc of a circle which intersects
AB at M.
3. Taking M ascentre and with the same radius as before drawn an arc
intersecting previously drawn arc, at point N.
4. Draw the ray AX passing through N, then
5. Taking A ascentre and radius equal to 5 cm, draw an arc cutting AX at C.
6. Join BC

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 7. The required triangle ABC is obtained.
8. Draw angle bisector of∠CAB and ∠ABC
9. Mark their intersection as O
10. With O as center, draw a circle with radius OD

17. Construct a triangle ABC in which AB = 5 cm, BC = 6.8 cm and median AD = 4.4
cm. Draw incircle of this triangle.
Ans. :
Steps for construction :
i. Draw BC = 6.8 cm.
ii. Mark point D where BD = DC = 3.4 cm which is mid-point of BC.
iii. iii. Mark a point A which is intersection of arcs AD = 4.4 cm and AB = 5 cm
from a point D and B respectively.
iv. Join AB, AD and AC.
v. ABC is the required triangle.
vi. Draw bisectors of angle B and angle C which are ray BX and CY where I is
theincentre of a circle.
vii. Drawincircle of a triangle ABC

18. Draw two concentric circles with radii 4 cm and 6 cm. Taking a point on the
outer circle, construct a pair of tangents to inner circle. By measuring the
lengths of both the tangents, show that they are equal to each other.
Ans. :
Steps for construction :
i. Draw concentric circles of radius 4 cm and 6 cm withcentre of O.
ii. Take point P on the outer circle.

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 iii. iii. Join OP.
iv. Draw perpendicular bisectors of OP where M is the midpoint of OP.
v. Take a distance of a point O from the point M and mark arcs from M on
the inner circle it cuts at point A and B respectively.
vi. Join PA and PB.
vii. We observe that PA and PB are tangents from outer circle to inner circle
are equal of a length 4.5 cm each.

19. In triangle ABC, ∠ABC = 90°, AB = 6 cm, BC = 7.2 cm and BD is perpendicular to

side AC. Draw circumcircle of triangle BDC and then state the length of the
radius of this circumcircle drawn.
Ans. :
Steps for construction :
1. Draw BC = 7.2 cm.
2. Draw an angle ABC = 90°using compass.
3. Draw BD perpendicular to AC using a compass.
4. Join BD.
5. Draw perpendicular bisectors of AB and BC which intersect atI, where I is
the circumcentre of a circle.
6. Draw circumcircle using circumcentre I. we get the radius of a circle is 4.7
cm.

* Answer the following questions. [5 Marks Each] [45]

20. Using ruler and compasses only,

(i) Construct triangle ABC, having given BC = 7cm, AB – AC = 1cm and ∠ABC =
45°.
(ii) Inscribe a circle in the ΔABC constructed in (i) above. Measure its radius.

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 Ans. :
Steps of Construction:
i) Construction of triangle:
a) Draw a line segment BC = 7 cm
b) At B, draw a ray BX making an angle of 45o and cut off BE = AB − AC = 1cm
c) Join EC and draw the perpendicular bisector of EC intersecting BX at A.
d) Join AC.
ΔABC is the required triangle.
ii) Construction of incircle:
e) Draw angle bisectors of ∠ ABC and ∠ ACB intersecting each other at O.
f) From O, draw perpendiculars OL to BC.
g) O as centre and OL as radius draw circle which touches the sides of the ΔABC.
This is
the required in-circle of ΔABC.
On measuring, radius OL = 1.8 cm
21. Using ruler and compasses only,
(i) Construct a triangle ABC with the following data:
Base AB = 6 cm, BC = 6.2 cm and ∠CAB = 60°
(ii) In the same diagram, draw a circle which passes through the points A, B and
C and mark its center O.
(iii) draw a perpendicular from O to AB which meets AB in D.
(iv) Prove that AD = BD

Ans. :
Steps of construction:
i) Draw a line segment AB = 6 cm
ii) At A, draw a ray making an angle of 60o with BC.
iii) With B as centre and radius = 6.2 cm draw an arc which intersects AX ray at C.
iv) Join BC.
ΔABC is the required triangle.
v) Draw the perpendicular bisectors of AB and AC intersecting each other at O.
vi) With centre O, and radius as OA or OB or OC, draw a circle which will pass
through A, B and C.
 vii) From O, draw OD ⊥ AB.
Proof: In right ΔOAD and ΔOBD
OA = OB (radii of same circle)
Side OD = OD (common)
∴ ΔOAD ≅ ΔOBD (RHS)
⇒ AD =BD (CPCT)
22. Using ruler and compasses only construct a triangle ABC in which BC = 4cm,
∠ACB = 45° and perpendicular from A on BC is 2.5 cm. Draw a circle
circumscribing the triangle ABC and measure its radius.

Ans. :
Steps of Construction:
i) Draw a line segment BC = 4 cm.
ii) At C, draw a perpendicular line CX and from it, cut off CE = 2.5 cm.
iii) From E, draw another perpendicular line EY.
iv) From C, draw a ray making an angle of 45o with CB, which intersects EY at A.
v) Join AB.
vi) ΔABC is the required triangle.
vii) Draw perpendicular bisectors of sides AB and BC intersecting each other at O.
viii) With centre O, and radius OB, draw a circle which will pass through A, B and C.
Measuring the radius OB = OC = OA = 2 cm
23. (i) Using ruler and compasses only, construct a triangle ABC in which AB = 8 cm,
BC = 6 cm
and CA = 5cm.
(ii) Find its in centre and mark it I.
(iii) With I as centre, draw a circle which will cut off 2 cm chords from each side
of the triangle.
What is the length of the radius of this circle.

Ans. :
Steps of Construction:
i) Draw a line segment BC = 6cm .
ii) With centre B and radius 8cm draw an arc.
 iii) With centre C and radius 5cm draw another arc which intersects the first arc
at A.
iv) Join AB and AC .
△ABC is the required triangle.

v) Draw the angle bisectors of ∠B and ∠A intersecting each other at I. Then I is

the incentre of the triangle ABC
vi) Through I, draw ID ⊥ AB
vii) Now from D, cut off DP = DQ =
2

2
= 1cm

viii) With centre I, and radius IP or IQ, draw a circle which will intersect each side of
triangle ABC cutting chords of 2cm each.
24. Construct a triangle ABC in which base BC = 5.5 cm, AB = 6cm and ∠ABC = 120°.
(1) Construct a circle circumscribing the triangle ABC.
(2) draw a cyclic quadrilateral ABCD so that D is equidistant from B and C.
Ans. : 1.

a. Draw a line BC = 5.4 cm.

b. Draw AB = 6 cm, such that m∠ABC = 120°.
c. Construct the perpendicular bisectors of AB and BC, such that they intersect at
O.
d. Draw a circle with O as the radius.
2.
e. Extend the perpendicular bisector of BC, such that
it intersects the circle at D.
f. Join BD and CD.
g. Here BD = DC.
25. Using a ruler and compasses only:
(1) construct a triangle ABC with the ffollowing data:
AB = 3.5cm, BC = 6cm and ∠ABC = 120 .
∘

(2) In the same diagram, draw a circle with BV as diameter. find a point P on
the circumference of thge circle which is equidistant from AB and BC .
(3) Mesure ∠BCP
Ans. : Step of constructions:
(1) Draw a line segment BC=6 cm.
At B, draw a ray BX making an angle of 120° with BC. with B as center and radius
3.5 cm, out off AB=3.5 cm. join AC
 Thus, ABC is the required triangle.
(2) Draw perpendicular bisector MN of BC at point O. With O as center and radius
=OB, draw a cirde.
Draw angle bisector of ∠ABC which meets the circle at point P. Thus, point P is
equidistant from AB and BC.
(2) On mesuring, ∠BCP=30°

26. Contruct a ΔABC with BC=6.5cm, AB=5.5 cm, AB=5.5 cm. construct the incircle of
the triangle. Mesure and record the radius of the incricle.

Ans. : Steps of construction:

1) Draw BC=6.5cm.
2) with B as centre, draw an arc of radius 5.5 cm.
3) with C as centre, draw an arc of radius 5 cm.
Let this arc meets the pervious arc at A.
4) join AB and AC to get ΔABC.
5) Draw the bi sectors of ∠ABC and ∠ACB.
let thses bisectors meet each other at O.
6) Draw ON ⊥ BC.
7) with O as centre and radius ON, draw a incircle that touches all the side of
ΔABC,
8) By mesurment, radius ON=1.5 cm

27. Construct a regular hexagon of side 5 cm. Hence construct all its lines of
symmetry and name them.
Ans. : Steps of construction:
1) Draw AF measuring 5 cm using a ruler.
2) With A as the centre and radius equal to AF, draw an arc above AF
3) With F as the centre, and the same radius cut the previous arc at Z
4) With Z as the centre and same radius draw a circle passing through A and F.
5) With A as the centre and same radius, draw an arc to cut the circle above AF at
B.
 6) With B as the centre and same radius, draw ar arc to cut the circle at C.
7) Repeat this process to get remaining vertices of the hexagon at D and E.
8) Join consecutive arcs on the circle to form the hexagon.
9) Draw the perpendicular bisectors of AF, FE and DE.
10) Extend the bisectors of AF, FE and DE to meet CD, BC and AB at X, L and O
respectively.
11) Join AD, CF and EB.
12) These are the 6 lines of symmetry of the regular hexagon.

28. Draw a line AB = 5 cm. Mark a point C on AB such that AC = 3 cm. Using a ruler
and a compass only, construct :
1) A circle of radius 2.5 cm, passing through A and C.
2) Construct two tangents to the circle from the external point B. Measure and
record the length of the tangents.
Ans. : Steps for construction:
1) Draw AB = 5 cm using a ruler.
2) With A as the centre cut an arc of 3 cm on AB to obtain C.
3) With A as the centre and radius 2.5 cm, draw an arc above AB
4) With same radius and C as the centre draw an arc to cut the previous arc and
mark the intersection as O.
5) With O as the centre and radius 2.5 cm, draw a circle so that points A and C lie
on the circle formed.
6) Join OB.
7) Draw the perpendicular bisector of OB to obtain the mid-point of OB, M.
8) With the M as the centre and radius equal to OM, draw a circle to cut the
previous circle at points P and Q.
9) Join PB and QB. PB and QB are the required tangents to the given circle from
exterior point B.

QB = PB = 3 cm
That is, length of the tangents is 3 cm.
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