NCERT Solutions for Class 7 
                                    Maths 
                        Chapter 10 – Practical Geometry 
           
          Exercise 10.1 
          1. Draw a line, say AB, take a point C outside it. Through C, draw a line 
          parallel to ABusing rule and compasses only. 
          Ans: Construct: A line, parallel to given line by using ruler and compasses. 
          Steps: 
          (a) Draw a line-segment ABand take a point Coutside AB. 
          (b) Take any point Don ABand join Cto D. 
          (c) With Das centre and take convenient radius, draw an arc cutting ABat Eand 
          CDat F. 
          (d) With Cas centre and same radius as in step 3, draw an arc GHcutting CDat 
          P. 
          (e) With the same arc EF, draw the equal arc cutting GHat J. 
          (f) Join JCto draw a line l. This the required line AB||l. 
                                                       
           
          2. Draw a line  l. Draw a perpendicular to  l at any point on  l. On this 
          perpendicular choose a point x, 4cm away from l. Through x, draw a line 
          m parallel to l. 
          Ans: Construct: A line parallel to given line when perpendicular line is also given. 
          Steps: 
          (a) Draw a line l and take a point P on it. 
           
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             (b) At point P, draw a perpendicular line n. 
             (c) Take PX=4cm on line n. 
             (d) At point X , again draw a perpendicular line m. It is the required construction. 
                                                    
              
             3. Let  l be a line and  P be a point not on  l. Through  P, draw a line m 
             parallel to l. Now join P to any point Q on l. Choose any other point R on 
             m. Through R, draw a line parallel to PQ. Let this meet l at S. What shape 
             do the two sets of parallel lines enclose? 
             Ans: Construct: A pair of parallel lines intersecting other part 
             of parallel lines. 
             Steps: 
             (a) Draw a line land take a point Poutside of l. 
             (b) Take point Qon line land join PQ. 
             (c) Make equal angle at point Psuch that            . 
                                                       QP=
             (d) Extend line at Pto get line m. 
             (e)  Similarly,  take  a  point  R online  m,  at  point  R ,  draw  angles  such  that 
                       . 
             PR=
             (f) Extended line at Rwhich intersects at S online l. Draw line RS. Thus, we get 
             parallelogram PQRS. 
              
              
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          Exercise 10.2 
          1. Construct ΔXYZ in which XY=4.5cm, YZ=5cm and ZX=6cm. 
          Ans: Construct: XYZ, where XY=4.5cm, YZ=5cm and ZX=6cm. 
          Steps: 
          (a) Draw a line segment YZ=5cm. 
          (b) Taking Zas centre and radius 6cm, draw an arc. 
          (c)  Similarly,  taking  Yas  centre  and  radius  4.5cm,  draw another  arc  which 
          intersects first arc at point X. 
          (d) Join XYand ZX. 
          It is the required XYZ. 
                                  
          2. Construct an equilateral triangle of side 5.5cm. 
          Ans: Construct: A ABC where AB=BC=CA=5.5cm 
          Steps: 
          (a) Draw a line segment BC=5.5cm 
          (b)  Taking points  B and  C as centres and radius  5.5cm, draw arcs which 
          intersect at point A. 
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          (c) Join AB and CA. 
          It is the required ABC. 
                                    
          3. Draw ΔPQR with PQ=4cm, QR=3.5cm and PR=4cm. What type of 
          triangle is this? 
          Ans: Construct: PQR, in which PQ=4cm, QR=35. cm and PR=4cm. 
          Steps: 
          (a) Draw a line segment QR=35. cm. 
          (b) Taking Qas centre and radius 4cm, draw an arc. 
          (c) Similarly, taking  Ras centre and radius  4cm, draw an another arc which 
          intersects first arc at P . 
          (d) Join PQ and PR. 
          It is the required isosceles PQR. 
                                 
          4.  Construct  ΔABC such that  AB=2.5cm,  BC=6cm and  AC=6.5cm. 
          Measure B . 
          Ans: Construct: ABCin which AB=2.5cm, BC=6cm and AC=6.5cm. 
          Steps: 
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