Q11 of 805 Page 17

Construct the angles of the following measurements :

(i) 30° (ii) 75° (iii) 105°


(iv) 135° (v) 15° (vi) 22


i) The steps of the required construction are:


1) Draw a line segment AB. Keeping A as the center and any radius draw a semicircle, intersecting AB at point C.



2) Keeping C as the center and radius AC, draw an arc, cutting the semicircle at point D.



3) Taking C as the center draw an arc of any radius greater than . Now, Taking D as the center and the keeping the same radius, draw another arc, intersecting the previous arc at E. Join AE.



4) BAE=30°.


ii) The steps of the required construction are:


1) Draw a line segment AB. Keeping A as the center and any radius draw a semicircle, intersecting AB at point C.



2) Keeping C as the center and radius AC, draw an arc, cutting the semicircle at point D. Keeping D as the center and radius AC, draw an arc, cutting the semicircle at point E.



3) Taking D as the center draw an arc of any radius greater than . Now, Taking E as the center and the keeping the same radius, draw another arc, intersecting the previous arc at F. Join AF, intersecting the semi-circle at G.



4) Taking D as the center draw an arc of any radius greater than . Now, Taking G as the center and the keeping the same radius, draw another arc, intersecting the previous arc at H. Join AH.



5) BAH=75°.


iii) The steps of the required construction are:


1) Draw a line segment AB. Keeping A as the center and any radius draw a semicircle, intersecting AB at point C.



2) Keeping C as the center and radius AC, draw an arc, cutting the semicircle at point D. Keeping D as the center and radius AC, draw an arc, cutting the semicircle at point E.



3) Taking D as the center draw an arc of any radius greater than . Now, Taking E as the center and the keeping the same radius, draw another arc, intersecting the previous arc at F. Join AF, intersecting the semi-circle at G.



4) Taking E as the center draw an arc of any radius greater than . Now, Taking G as the center and the keeping the same radius, draw another arc, intersecting the previous arc at H. Join AH.



5) BAH=105°.


iv) The steps of the required construction are:


1) Draw a line segment BC. Taking any arbitrary point A on line segment BC as the center and any radius draw a semicircle, intersecting BC at points D and E.



2) Taking D as the center draw an arc of any radius greater than . Now, Taking E as the center and the keeping the same radius, draw another arc, intersecting the previous arc at F. Join AF, which intersects the semicircle at point G.



3) Taking G as the center draw an arc of any radius greater than . Now, Taking E as the center and keeping the same radius, draw another arc, intersecting the previous arc at H. Join AH.



4) BAF=135°.


v) The steps of the required construction are:


1) Draw a line segment AB. Keeping A as the center and any radius draw a semicircle, intersecting AB at point C.



2) Keeping C as the center and radius AC, draw an arc, cutting the semicircle at point D.



3) Taking C as the center draw an arc of any radius greater than . Now, Taking D as the center and the keeping the same radius, draw another arc, intersecting the previous arc at E. Join AE, intersecting the semi-circle at F.



4) Taking C as the center draw an arc of any radius greater than . Now, Taking F as the center and the keeping the same radius, draw another arc, intersecting the previous arc at G. Join AG.



5) BAG=15°.


vi) The steps of the required construction are:


1) Draw a line segment BC. Taking any arbitrary point, A on line segment BC as the the center and any radius draw a semicircle, intersecting BC at points D and E.



2) Taking D as the center draw an arc of any radius greater than . Now, Taking E as the center and the keeping the same radius, draw another arc, intersecting the previous arc at F. Join AF, which intersects the semicircle at point G.



3) Taking D as the center draw an arc of any radius greater than . Now, Taking G as the center and the keeping the same radius, draw another arc, intersecting the previous arc at H. Join AH, which intersects the semicircle at point I.



4) Taking D as the center draw an arc of any radius greater than . Now, Taking I as the center and the keeping the same radius, draw another arc, intersecting the previous arc at J. Join AJ.



5) .


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