Question

How to draw root 2on number line using compass

Answer 1

Answer:

Construction :

1.draw a number line. Mark the centre point as O.

2.consider a unit square OABC.

3.by pythagoras theorem that OB route 1^2+1^2=route2.

4. With O as a centre OB as radius draw an arc intersecting a number line P.

5. P correspond route 2