NCERT Solutions Ganita Manjari Chapter 5 Exercise Set 5.4

Use the Baudhāyana–Pythagoras theorem to show why Theorem 6 must be true.

Consider Fig. 5.15. If CE is perpendicular to AB, CH is perpendicular to GH, and CE = CH, show that AB = GF.

Solve the previous question using the Baudhāyana–Pythagoras theorem. Question the exercise above establishes the following result. Theorem 7: Chords of a circle that are equidistant from the centre have equal length.