Construction

Step 1: Draw a straight line of length and a perpendicular line segment with midpoint .

Step 2: Draw a circle with center such that is viewed at an angle from points on below the chord . Let be the midpoint of . The angle equals .

Step 3: Find a point on the circle at distance from and a point at distance from .

Step 4: Draw the isosceles trapezoid .

Step 5: The point is the intersection of the straight line through parallel to and the right bisector of and .

Step 6: The triangle meets the stated conditions.

Verification

This is similar to Plemelj's first construction, but instead of triangle , start with triangle , which is also congruent to . In the isosceles triangle , , so . The obtuse angle ; .

On the other hand, also equals . Thus .