Technical Drawing - Exam Papers - Ordinary - 2007 - Paper 1

Question 2

Below is shown a quadrilateral ABCD which is divided into two triangles. The triangle ABC has a perimeter of 342mm and the sides AB and BC are in a ratio of 3:2 respectively. The triangle ACD is half the area of the triangle ABC.

(a) Draw the given figure, showing clearly the constructions required to locate the points B and D.

(b) Draw a square, which shall be equal in area to the figure ABCD.

All constructions must be clearly shown on the sheet.