Construction of Line Segment


 
 
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Construction of Line Segment

Construction of Line Segment: To construct a line segment of given length. There can be two situations

Case I : To draw a line segment of a given length.

Steps of Construction:

Step I: To draw a line segment  of any length.
Step II : Take a compass

Step III : Take a scale.

Step IV : Place the pointer edge on the 0 of the scale and the pencil edge at the requitred point.

Step V : Take any point on the line segment as X
Step VI: Place the pointer edge at point X and  mark an arc at line segment with the pencil edge intersecting the line segment at Y. XY is the reguired line segment.

Case II: To draw a line segment equal to a given line segment.

Steps of Construction: We are given a line segment PQ we have to draw a line segment XY equal to the length of PQ.

Step I: To draw a line segment  of any length.
Step II : Take a compass. Place the pointer edge of the point P of the given line segment. Open the compass and place the pencil edge at point Q of the given line segment.
Step III: Take any point on the line segment as X

Step IV: Place the pointer edge at point X and  mark an arc at line segment with the pencil edge intersecting the line segment at Y.

  XY is the reguired line segment.

 

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Question : 1

A line segment PQ is 10.2 cm long. If A is the mid point of PQ, then the length of AP = ________________

Right Option : C
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Question : 2

Which is used to draw a line segments and to measure their lengths ?

Right Option : C
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Question : 3

How many lines can be drawn which are perpendicular to a given and pass through a point laying on the line ?

Right Option : A
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