NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Maths (Ganita Prakash)
Chapter 8 - Playing with Constructions
Exercise 8.1
1. A Person
Draw a figure in the given form to depict “A person”. How will you draw this?
This figure has two components.
You might have figured out a way of drawing the first part. See this for drawing the
second part.
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The challenge here is to find out where to place the tip of the compass and the radius to
be taken for drawing this curve. You can fix a radius in the compass and try placing the
tip of the compass in different locations to see which point works for getting the curve.
Use your estimate to determine where to keep the tip.
Ans:
Step 1. We start with the base of the diagram. We take a line AB of length 4 cm as the base.
(Fig. 1)
Step 2. At A and B, draw perpendicular lines using a protractor. (Fig. 2)
Step 3. Using a ruler, mark points C and D such that AC = 4 cm and BD = 4 cm. Join C and
D by a line. (Fig. 3)
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Step 4. Using a ruler, take point M on the CD such that CM = 2 cm. M is the midpoint of CD.
Using a protractor, draw a perpendicular to CD at M. Take a point P on this perpendicular such
that PM = 2 cm. Distance PM can also be slightly less than or greater than 2 cm. (Fig. 4)
Step 5. Join PD. With centre at P, draw an arc from D to C of a radius equal to PD. With centre
at P, draw a circle of radius 1.5 cm. Extend PM to touch the arc. (Fig. 5)
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Step 6. Erase the extra lines in Fig. 5 as in Fig. 6.
Step 7. Fig. 6 represents the required depiction of the given “A person”.
Construct this.
As the length of the central line is not specified, we can take it to be of any length. Let us
take AB to be the central line such that the length of AB is 8 cm. We write this as
AB = 8 cm. Here, the first wave is drawn as a half circle.
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1. What radius should be taken in the compass to get this half circle? What should be the
length of AX?
Ans:
We have AB = 8 cm.
Since the “Wavy Wave” has two equal half circles, we have AX = XB.
∴ X is the mid-point of AB.
∴ AX = $\frac{8}{2}= 4 cm$
∴ The length of AX is 4 cm.
Let M be the mid-point of AX.
∴ AM = MX = $\frac{8}{2}= 4 cm$
The centre of the half circle is M.
∴ Radius of half circle = AM = 2 cm
∴ The radius of the half circle is 2 cm.
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2. Take a central line of a different length and try to draw the wave on it.
Ans:
Step 1. We start with the central line of different lengths, say, 10 cm. (Figure 1)
Step 2. Since
10 ÷ 2 = 5, using a ruler, take point C on AB such that AC = 5 cm. C is the mid-point of AB.
As 5 ÷ 2 = 2.5, using a ruler, take points D on AC and E on CB such that AD = 2.5 cm and CE
= 2.5 cm.
D is the mid-point of AC and E is the mid-point of CB. (Figure 2)
Step 3. With centre at D, draw a half circle above the central line AB and of radius 2.5 cm.
With centre at E, draw a half circle below the central line AB and of radius 2.5 cm. (Figure 3)
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Step 4. Draw vertical lines in the half circles above and below the line AB. (Figure 4)
Step 5. The figure represents the required depiction of the given “Wavy Wave” with the central
line of length 10 cm.
3. Eyes
How do you draw these eyes with a compass?
Draw a figure in the given form to depict “Eyes”.
Solution:
Step 1. Take a line AB of length 8.5 cm (4 cm + 0.5 cm + 4 cm) as a base. Take points C and
D on AB such that AC = 4 cm and AD = 4.5 cm (4 cm + 0.5 cm). (Fig. 1)
Step 2. Take points E and F on AB such that AE = 2 cm and FB = 2 cm. E is the mid-point of
AC and F is the mid-point of DB. (Fig. 2)
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Step 3. Using a protractor, draw perpendiculars at E and F. (Fig. 3)
Step 4. Using a ruler, take points G, H, I, and J such that EG, EH, FI, and FJ are all equal to
1.5 cm. Equal distances can also be slightly less than or greater than 1.5 cm (Fig. 4)
Step 5. With the centre at G, draw an arc from A to C of a radius equal to AG. Similarly, with
the centre at H, I, and J draw arcs of radius equal to AG. Erase the extra lines as shown in Fig.
5.
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Step 6. At points E and F, draw two black dots of big size. (Fig. 6)
Step. 7. Figure represents the required depiction of “Eyes”.
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