Problem 6
Two planes and intersect along line . Points and are not on . Construct an isosceles trapezoid with , an incircle, and vertices , .
Step 5 of 5: Complete the construction and verify it
Detailed analysis
Let be the line through parallel to . For the selected , project it orthogonally to and call the projection . On the directed line , construct so that ; this is the standard completion of the isosceles trapezoid (the sign selects the side consistent with the vertex order). The circle through was chosen so that , and the parallel-base completion gives . Consequently , so the tangential-quadrilateral criterion gives an incircle. Depending on the circle intersections, there may be two solutions, one square, or none.