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Ab and Cd Are Two Intersecting Lines. Find a Point Equidistant from Ab and Cd,

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AB and CD are two intersecting lines. Find a point equidistant from AB and CD, and also at a distance of 1.8 cm from another given line EF. 

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Solution

Draw angle bisector of AB and CD . Draw perpendio..ilars from AB and CD on angle bisector, say P. Pis the required point which is equidistant from AB and CD and at a distAnce of 1.8 cm from FF. 

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Chapter 15: Loci - Exercise 16.1

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Frank Mathematics Part 2 [English] Class 10 ICSE
Chapter 15 Loci
Exercise 16.1 | Q 4

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