Construction of a triangle with given sides

Lecture



Build a triangle with given sides a, b, c.

  Construction of a triangle with given sides

Decision.

  Construction of a triangle with given sides

Using a ruler, draw an arbitrary line and mark point B. on it.

  Construction of a triangle with given sides

With a compass solution of a, we describe a circle with center B and radius a. Let C be the intersection point of a circle with a line.

  Construction of a triangle with given sides

Now with a compass equal to c, we describe the circle from the center B

  Construction of a triangle with given sides

Now with a compass equal to b, we describe a circle from center C. Let A be the intersection point of these circles.

  Construction of a triangle with given sides

We will carry out the segments CA and BA. The learned Δ ABC has sides equal to a, b, and c.
created: 2014-10-05
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