Question 1
Construct an angle of 90° at the initial point of a given ray and justify the construction .
Steps of construction
Draw a ray OA.
Taking O as center and any radius,
draw an arc cutting OA at B.
3. Now, taking B as center
and with the same radius as before,
draw an arc intersecting the previously drawn arc at point C.
4. With C as center and the same radius,
draw an arc cutting the arc at D
5. With C and D as centers and radius more than 1/2 CD,
draw two arcs intersecting at P.
6. Join OP.
Thus, ∠AOP = 90°
Justification
We need to prove ∠ AOP = 90°
Join OC and BC
Thus,
OB = BC = OC
∴ Δ OCB is an equilateral triangle
∴ ∠ BOC = 60°
Join OD, OC and CD
Thus, OD = OC = DC
∴ Δ DOC is an equilateral triangle
∴ ∠ DOC = 60°
(Radius of equal arcs - By Construction)
(Radius of equal arcs - By Construction)
Join PD and PC
Now,
In Δ ODP and Δ OCP
OD = OC
DP = CP
OP = OP
∴ Δ ODP ≅ Δ OCP
∴ ∠ DOP = ∠ COP
So, we can say that
∠ DOP = ∠ COP = 1/2 ∠ DOC
∠ DOP = ∠ COP = 𝟏/𝟐 × 60° = 30°
(Radius of same arcs)
(Arc of same radii)
(Common)
(We proved earlier that ∠ DOC= 60° )
Now,
∠ AOP = ∠ BOC + ∠ COP
∠ AOP = 60° + 30°
∠ AOP = 90°
Hence justified
Made by
Davneet Singh
Davneet Singh has done his B.Tech from Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur. He has been teaching from the past 14 years. He provides courses for Maths, Science and Computer Science at Teachoo
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