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Carpenters Problem
Last updated at December 5, 2025 by Teachoo
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Class 8 (Ganita Prakash & Old NCERT)
Chapter 4 Class 8 - Quadrilaterals (Ganita Prakash)
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Carpenters ProblemA carpenter needs to put together two thin strips of wood so that when a thread is passed through their endpoints, it forms a rectangle. The two wooden strips represent the diagonals of the rectangle. The Question: How must she connect these two strips so that the four corners of the frame form perfect 90° angles (a rectangle)? We are given that one diagonal is 8 cm. To solve this, the we need to answer these questions: How long should the strips be? (Length) Where should they cross? (Intersection point) What is the angle between them?
