Construction of an Equilateral Triangle

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Construction of an Equilateral Triangle: Overview

This topic covers concepts such as, Construction of Equilateral Triangle with Given Side etc.

Important Questions on Construction of an Equilateral Triangle

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Construct an equilateral triangle XYZ of side 5 cm and construct another triangle similar to XYZ, such that each of its sides is 45 of the sides of XYZ.

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With the help of ruler and compass construct an equilateral triangle with its side length as 4.5cm.

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Construct an equilateral triangle with the help of ruler and compass of side length as 3 cm.

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Construct an equilateral triangle with sides 4 cm.

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Construct an equilateral triangle with sides 5 cm.

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Write steps of construction of an equilateral triangle of each side 3 cm.

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We can construct an equilateral triangle, given its side.

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Which of the following steps is incorrect while constructing an equilateral triangle one of whose altitudes measures 5 cm?

Step I : Draw a line XY.

Step II : Mark any point P on it.

Step III : From P, draw PQXY.

Step IV : From P, set off PA=5 cm, cutting PQ at A.

Step V: Construct PAB=60° and PAC=60°, meeting XY at B and C respectively.

Then, ABC is the required equilateral triangle.

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A/An _____ Triangle can be constructed when the length of only one side is given.

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The correct order of steps of construction of an equilateral ABC of side 5 cm is

Step 1: With C as centre and radius 5 cm, draw another arc to cut the first arc at A.

Step 2: We draw a line segment BC of length 5 cm.

Step 3: Join AB & AC.

Step 4: With B as centre and radius 5 cm, draw an arc.

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Construct an equilateral triangle whose altitude is 3.5 cm.

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Construct an equilateral triangle each of whose altitudes measures 5.4 cm.

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Construct an equilateral triangle ABC, in which  Perimeter = 15 cm

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Construct an equilateral triangle ABC, in which  Altitude AD = 4.5 cm

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Construct an equilateral triangle ABC, in which  AB = 4 cm

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Construct an equilateral triangle of side 6.6 cm. Label its vertices as A, B and C. From point C draw median CF

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Using scale and compass, construct an equilateral triangle with one side as 4 cm and justify the construction.

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Construct an equilateral triangle with perimeter 12cm and Justify the construction.

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Construct equilateral triangles having the following sides.

6.5 cm 

Measure all the angles of each equilateral triangle by using a protractor.

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Construct equilateral triangles having the following sides.

9.6 cm 

Measure all the angles of each equilateral triangle by using a protractor.