# AP 7th Class Maths Notes 10th Lesson Construction of Triangles

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## AP Board 7th Class Maths Notes 10th Lesson Construction of Triangles

→ The triangles can be constructed given the following cases :

• Three sides of a triangle.
• The lengths of any two sides and the measure of the angle between these sides.
• The measures of two angles and the lengths of side included between them.

→ To Construct a triangle we need at least the measure of one side.
Construct a triangle ABC given that AB = 4 cm, BC = 6 cm and AC = 5 cm.

Steps of construction:

• Draw a line segment BC = 6 cm.
• With B as centre and radius 4 cm, draw an arc.
• With C as centre and radius 5 cm, draw another arc, cutting the previous arc atA.
• Join BA and CA.
• ∆ABC is formed.

→ Construction of a triangle given two sides and an included angle.
Construct triangle PQR given that PQ = 4cm,QR = 6.5cm and ∠Q = 60°.

Steps of construction:

• Draw a line segment QR = 6.5 cm.
• Using a protractor, draw ∠PQR = 60°.
• With Q as centre and radius 4 cm, draw an arc, cutting the ray $$\overrightarrow{\mathrm{QX}}$$ at P
• Join RP
• ∆PQR is formed.

→ Construction of a right angled triangle given a base and hypotenuse.
Construct a right angled triangle ABC given that AB = 4 cm, ∠A = 90°, AC = 3 cm.

For making angle 90:

• Take A as center and with any radius, draw an arc intersecting AB at O.
• Now O as center and same radius as before, draw an arc intersecting previous arc at P.
• Now P as center and same radius as before, draw an arc intersecting previous arc at Q.

Steps of Construction:

• Draw a line segment AB = 4 cm. .
• At A, draw an angle of 90° and name the line as AX;
• With A as centre and radius 3 cm, draw an arc cutting the line AX at C.
• Join BC.
• ∆ABC is formed.

→ Construction of a triangle given two angles and a side included between them.
Construct a triangle XYZ in which ∠X = 30°, ∠Y = 100° and XY = 6 cm.

Steps of Construction:

• Draw a line segment XY of length 6 cm.
• Using a protractor, draw ∠YXP = 30° at point X.
• Again using the protractor, draw ∠XYQ = 100° at point Q, intersecting the ray PX at Z.
• ∆XYZ is formed.

→ Counting of Triangles