Geometric Construction 7

  1. Construct a hexagon which can be inscribed in a circle and has lengths $2,2,2,1,1,1.$
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    How is its area compared with an equilateral triangle with sides $1,1,1?$

  2. Design an experiment to show that if the sides of a quadrilateral are of constant length, then the enclosed area is maximum when the vertices are concyclic.
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  3. Construct the parabola given one tangent, the point of contact and the directrix.
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  4. Construct the parabola given the focus, one tangent and the point of contact.
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  5. Construct the parabola given a pair of tangents and the focus.
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  6. Construct the parabola given a pair of orthogonal tangents and the corresponding points of contact.
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  7. Construct the parabola given a pair of tangents and the corresponding points of contact.
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  8. Construct the graph of MATH Investigate its behavior as the constants $a,b,c,d$ vary.
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    The construction is based on ``Horner's method''
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    and the principle shown below:
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  9. Suppose that three tangents to a circle and two of the points of contact are given, find the third point of contact.
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  10. Construct the conic given three tangents and two of the points of contact.
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