Construct an isosceles △ABC having base BC = 6 cm and altitude = 4 cm. Now, construct a triangle

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Construct an isosceles ABC having base BC = 6 cm and altitude = 4 cm. Now, construct a triangle similar to ABC each of whose sides is 3/2 times the corresponding side of ABC.

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answered Mar 12, 2018 by faiz (82,347 points) 6 6 11
 
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Steps of Construction:
Step I : Draw BC = 6 cm.
Step II: Construct XY, the perpendicular bisector of line segment BC, meeting BC at M.
Step III: Along MP, cut-off MA = 4 cm.
Step IV: Join BA and CA. Then ABC so obtained is the required ABC.

Step V: Extend BC to D, such that BD = 9 cm (=3/2 x 6 cm).
Step VI: Draw DE || CA meeting BA produced at E. Then EBD is the required triangle.
Justification:
Since DE || CA
ABC ~ EBD and EB/AB = DE/CA = BD/BC =9/6 =3/2
Hence, we have the new triangle similar to the given triangle whose sides are 3/2 times the corresponding sides of the isosceles ABC.

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