Q6 of 805 Page 17

Construct a quadrilateral ABCD in which cm, cm, cm, cm and cm.

Given :


AB = 3.4 cm , CD = 3 cm , DA = 5.7 cm , AC = 8 cm , BD = 4 cm.


Construction :


Step 1 : Draw segment AB of length 3.4 cm.



Step 2 : Taking A as centre draw an arc of radius 5.7 cm.



Step 3 : Taking B as centre draw an arc of radius 4 cm, which cuts the arc drawn in step 2. Point of intersection of two arcs is D.



Step 4 : Join AD and BD.



Step 5 : Taking A as centre draw an arc of radius 8 cm.



Step 6 : Taking D as centre draw arc of radius 3 cm, which cuts the arc drawn in step 5. Point of intersection of two arcs is C.



Step 7 : Join CD , AC and BC.



ABCD is the required quadrilateral.


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