8.7. Construct a triangle given a,mc and angle A.
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Official solution
8.7. Suppose that triangle ABC is constructed. Let A1 and C1 be the midpoints of sides CB and AB. Since C1A1∥AC, then ∠A1C1B=∠A. From this, the following construction follows. First, construct segment CB of length a and its midpoint A1. Point C1 is the intersection of the circle of radius mc centered at C and the arcs of circles from which segment A1B is seen at angle A. By constructing point C1, lay off segment BA=2BC1 on ray BC1. Then A is the desired vertex of the triangle.
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