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    The document discusses different types of triangles and provides instructions for constructing triangles given certain properties: 1. It defines different types of triangles such as scalene, isosceles, equilateral, and right triangles. 2. It provides construction steps for drawing triangles given the length of two sides and included angle, the base and base angles, the altitude and base, and the length of all three sides. 3. The constructions involve drawing lines, arcs, and angles according to the given properties to form the required triangle.

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    The document discusses different types of triangles and provides instructions for constructing triangles given certain properties: 1. It defines different types of triangles such as scalene, isosceles, equilateral, and right triangles. 2. It provides construction steps for drawing triangles given the length of two sides and included angle, the base and base angles, the altitude and base, and the length of all three sides. 3. The constructions involve drawing lines, arcs, and angles according to the given properties to form the required triangle.

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    The document discusses different types of triangles and provides instructions for constructing triangles given certain properties: 1. It defines different types of triangles such as scalene, isosceles, equilateral, and right triangles. 2. It provides construction steps for drawing triangles given the length of two sides and included angle, the base and base angles, the altitude and base, and the length of all three sides. 3. The constructions involve drawing lines, arcs, and angles according to the given properties to form the required triangle.

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    Triangles

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    The document discusses different types of triangles and provides instructions for constructing triangles given certain properties: 1. It defines different types of triangles such as scalene, isosceles, equilateral, and right triangles. 2. It provides construction steps for drawing triangles given the length of two sides and included angle, the base and base angles, the altitude and base, and the length of all three sides. 3. The constructions involve drawing lines, arcs, and angles according to the given properties to form the required triangle.

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    Using B and C as centres and radius 80mm


    TRIANGLES draw two arcs intersecting at A
     Triangles are plane figures with three straight 3. Join A to B to C to get triangle ABC
    sides.
     A scalene triangle is a triangle with three
    unequal sides and three unequal angles.
     An isosceles triangle is a triangle with two
    Triangle ABC given the altitude and the base
    sides, and hence two angles, equal. angles
     An equilateral triangle is a triangle with all Let the altitude be 45mm, angles ABC and ACB
    Triangle ABC when the base and the base angles
    the sides, and all the angles, equal. are given be 300 and 450 respectively
     A right-angled triangle is a triangle containing Let the base BC be 95mm, angles ABC and ACB 1. Draw horizontal lines DC and FG 45 mm
    one right angle. The side opposite the right be 600 and 450 respectively apart
    angle is called the ‘hypotenuse’ 1. Draw BC and the construct angle BDC 600 at 2. Select a convenient point A on FG, draw angle
    B, and angle ECB 450 at C HAF 300 and angle IAG 450. HA and IA
    CONSTRUCTIONS 2. DB and EC intersect at A to give the required intersect DE at B and C respectively to give
    Triangle ABC when the length of two sides and triangle the required triangle
    the included angle are given
    Let the included ABC be 450, BA and BC are
    60mm and 80mm respectively
    1. Draw a horizontal line BC
    2. Draw angle DBC equal 450
    3. Mark A 60mm from B
    4. Join A to C to get triangle ABC

    Triangle ABC given the base, base angle and Triangle ABC given the altitude and length of
    altitude two sides
    Let the base BC be 100mm, the base angle ABC
    be 300 and the altitude 60mm Let the base altitude be 75mm, sides AB and AC
    1. Draw a horizontal line BC 100mm and 90mm respectively
    2. Draw angle DBC equal 300 at B 1. Draw a horizontal line EF and locate D at
    3. Draw EF parallel to, and 60mm (altitude) from convenient point
    BC. EF intersects DB at A 2. Draw a perpendicular at D, making AD
    4. Join A to C to get triangle ABC equal to 75mm (altitude)
    Triangle ABC when the length of all the sides is
    given 3. Using A as a centre and radius 100mm,
    Let the length of each side be 80mm draw an arc to intersect EF at B. Also
    1. Draw base BC using A as centre and radius 90mm,

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