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Question
Sketch and describe the locus of the vertices of all triangles with a given base and a given altitude.
Solution
Steps of construction:
Draw a line XY parallel to the base BC from the vertex A.
This line is the locus of vertex A. All the triangles which have the base BC and length of altitude equal to AD.
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