Question

draw a line segment of length 8cm and divide it in the ratio 3:5​

Answer 1

Answer:

STEPS OF CONSTRUCTION:

1.Draw line segment of length AB=8cm.

2. Draw any Ray AX making acute ∠BAX with AB

3. Draw a parallel to BY parallel to AX by making∠ABY=∠BAX.

4. Make 3 points A

1

,A

2

,A

3

on AX & 4 points B

1

,B

2

,B

3

,B

4

on BY such that

AA

1

=A

1

A

2

=A

2

A

3

=BB

1

=B

1

B

2

=B

2

B

3

=B

3

B

4

5. Join A

3

B

4

. Then it intersect AB at a point P.

Thus P is the point of dividing AB internally in the ratio 3:4.