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Draw a line segment AB of length 7 cm. Construct the locus of a point P such that area of triangle PAB is 14 cm2.

According to ques,

Length of

\[AB\text{ }=\text{ }7\text{ }cm\]

(base)

Area of triangle PAB

\[=\text{ }14\text{ }c{{m}^{2}}\]

ML Aggarwal Solutions for Class 10 Chapter 14 Image 39

We know that

Height = (area × 2)/ base

Substituting the values

\[\begin{array}{*{35}{l}}

=\text{ }\left( 14\text{ }\times \text{ }2 \right)/\text{ }7  \\

=\text{ }4\text{ }cm  \\

\end{array}\]

Construct a line XY which is parallel to AB and at a distance of 4 cm.

Take any point P on XY

Now join PA and PB

Area of triangle PAB

\[=\text{ }14\text{ }c{{m}^{2}}\]

hence,

locus of P is the line XY which is parallel to AB at a distance of 4 cm.