Question

AB and CD are two intersecting lines. Find the position of a point which is at a distance of 2 cm from AB and 1.6 cm from CD.

Answer 1

• Draw the intersecting lines AB and CD.
• A point that is 2 cm away from AB must lie on one of the two lines drawn parallel to AB at a distance of 2 cm.
• A point that is 1.6 cm away from CD must lie on one of the two lines drawn parallel to CD at a distance of 1.6 cm.
• The intersection points of these two sets of parallel lines give the required positions of the point.
• The point marked M is one such point, which is 2 cm from AB and 1.6 cm from CD.