GEOMETRICAL DRAWING

O3
R45

C
J45

D
0
R R330
J1818 J

A
C
B
80 D

O1
O2

x
A

B
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1. Construct a line tangent to given circle at point P.

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2. Construct a line from point Q and tangent to given circle.

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3. Construct a line tangent to two circles touching externally.

P
Q

4 R36 – R24
R2 x 6
R3

A
B

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4. Construct a line tangent to two circles touching internally.

x R36 + R24

4
R2

B
R3
6
Q

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5. Construct a circle with the radius 45 mm and tangent to line
at point P.

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6. Construct a circle with the radius 25 mm and tangent to line
AB and BC.

B P C

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7. Construct a circle with the radius 27 mm tangent at point R
and touching externally.

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8. Construct a circle with the radius 25 mm tangent at point S
and touching internally.

O S

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9. Construct a circle with the radius 27 mm touching externally
circle A and circle B.

B
R25
A

R1
4
P Q

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10. Construct a circle with the radius 70 mm touching internally
circle A and circle B.

A
R2
0
5 Q
R1

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11. Construct a circle through point R and tangent at S.

R
O

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12. Construct a circle tangent to circle P and line at point Q.

P T
O

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13. Figure 1 shows a template ABCD. Points A, B, C and D are
tangent points. AB and CD are tangent lines. Draw the
template in full size.
B
A
D

5
R3 5
J3

10
J2 0
R2
0

B
90 A
D
FIGURE 1

O1

O2

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14. Figure 2 shows a template ABCD. Points A, B, C and D are
tangent points. AB is a tangent lines. Draw the template in
full size.

R45
D
0
R1 R3
8

O3
A

80

FIGURE 2

O1
O2

x
A

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15. Figure 3 shows a template ABCDEF. Points A, B, C, D, E
and F are tangent points. Draw the template in full size.

R2 D
2
D
O1
E
R26
E
70

F
O3
R3
0

O5
C
6
R2

B
R80

F
A

O4
80
O2
FIGURE 3 C

B
x
A

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16. Figure 4 shows a template ABCD. Points B, C, and D are
tangent points. AB and AD are tangent lines. Draw the
template in full size.

D
72

A
5
R2 A O1 O
°
60

C
Rx
75

B FIGURE 4

O2

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17. Figure 5 shows a template ABCDEF. Points B, C, D, and E
are tangent points. O is the center of ellipse. EF is a tangent
line. Draw the template in full size.
C

0
R2

B 5
R8

60
B
Rx

5
A O E R2
D

Quadrant of an ellipse 55 A
Major axis 120 mm O E
Minor axis 100 mm O1
F D
70

FIGURE 5 O2

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18. Figure 6 shows a template. Points B, C, D, E, F and G are
tangent points. O is the center of ellipse and EF is tangent
line. The new points D and Q are as shown. Draw the
template in full size.
G

G
Quadrant of an ellipse
Major axis` 110 mm O5
Minor axis 80 mm 5
R2

E
E
F
A A F
R3
O 0
O

D
R45
70

O4
O4
D

Rx
B O3
O2
0

Q
R2

B
C

FIGURE 6
Q

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19. Figure 7 shows a template ABCDEF. Points B, C, D, and E
are tangent points. A is the vertex of parabola and BC is
tangent line. Draw the template in full size.

C
C

x
0 D
R3

10
O
5
R2 D

15
E
B
R2
0

80
A E
Rx
35

B
Half parabola F O1

90 60 A
O2
1
FIGURE 7
2

F
1
2
3
4

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20. Figure 8 shows a templateABCDEFG. D, E, F, and G are4
tangent points. CD is a tangent line. B is the vertex of the 3
2
1
half parabola AB. Draw the template in full size using a B

geometrical methods.. 1

3
C
4
70 60

A O1
B

25
D
40

C
Half parabola

70
Rx
D
G

R35

G
20

R2
0
E
F
E
F
R80

90

FIGURE 8

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