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NCERT Solutions: Class 6 Maths Chapter 8 - Playing with Constructions

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Sections in this chapter
Section 8.1 - Compass and Circles 1Section 8.1 - Wavy Wave 1Section 8.2 - Naming a Square 1Section 8.2 - Rotated Squares 2Section 8.3 - Constructing Rectangles 3Section 8.4 - Moving Points in Rectangles 3Section 8.4 - Breaking Rectangles 2Section 8.4 - Square Constructions 1Section 8.5 - Diagonals 1Section 8.5 - Diagonal Constructions 1Section 8.6 - House Construction 1
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1Section 8.1 - Compass and Circles1 questions
Q.1Imagine marking all the points of 4 cm distance from the point P. How would they look?v
Solution

All points at the same distance from a fixed point lie on a circle. Here the fixed point is $P$ and the distance is $4\text{ cm}$, so the circle has centre $P$ and radius $4\text{ cm}$.

Answer:

They form a circle.

2Section 8.1 - Wavy Wave1 questions
Q.1What radius should be taken in the compass to get this half circle? What should be the length of AX?v
Solution

The central line $AB$ is $8\text{ cm}$. The first half-circle has diameter $AX$, which is half of $AB$, so $AX=4\text{ cm}$. The radius is half of $AX$, hence $2\text{ cm}$.

Answer:

Radius $=2\text{ cm}$ and $AX=4\text{ cm}$.

3Section 8.2 - Naming a Square1 questions
Q.1Which of the following is not a name for this square? 1. PQSR 2. SPQR 3. RSPQ 4. QRSPv
  1. 1. PQSR
  2. 2. SPQR
  3. 3. RSPQ
  4. 4. QRSP
Solution

A valid name lists adjacent corners in order while moving around the square. $PQSR$ jumps across the square instead of following the boundary order.

Answer:

PQSR.

4Section 8.2 - Rotated Squares2 questions
Q.3Is it possible to reason out if the sides are equal or not, and if the angles are right or not without using any measuring instruments in the above figure? Can we do this by only looking at the position of corners in the dot grid?v
Solution

On a dot grid, side lengths and right angles can be reasoned from equal horizontal and vertical moves, diagonal moves, and the relative positions of the corner dots.

Answer:

Yes.

Q.4Draw at least 3 rotated squares and rectangles on a dot grid. Draw them such that their corners are on the dots. Verify if the squares and rectangles that you have drawn satisfy their respective properties.v
Solution

For each drawing, verify that a square has four equal sides and four right angles, and that a rectangle has opposite sides equal and four right angles.

Answer:

Answers vary with the drawings.

5Section 8.3 - Constructing Rectangles3 questions
Q.1Draw a rectangle with sides of length 4 cm and 6 cm. After drawing, check if it satisfies both the rectangle properties.v
Solution

Construct perpendicular sides of $4\text{ cm}$ and $6\text{ cm}$, then complete the rectangle. Check that opposite sides are equal and each angle is $90^\circ$.

Answer:

The rectangle should have opposite sides $4\text{ cm}$ and $6\text{ cm}$, and all angles $90^\circ$.

Q.2Draw a rectangle of sides 2 cm and 10 cm. After drawing, check if it satisfies both the rectangle properties.v
Solution

Construct perpendicular sides of $10\text{ cm}$ and $2\text{ cm}$, complete the rectangle, and check opposite sides and right angles.

Answer:

The rectangle should have opposite sides $10\text{ cm}$ and $2\text{ cm}$, and all angles $90^\circ$.

Q.3Is it possible to construct a 4-sided figure in which— • all the angles are equal to 90º but • opposite sides are not equal?v
Solution

A four-sided figure with all angles $90^\circ$ is a rectangle, and in a rectangle opposite sides are equal.

Answer:

No.

6Section 8.4 - Moving Points in Rectangles3 questions
Q.2Have you checked what happens to the length XY when X and Y are placed at the same distance away from A and B, respectively?v
Solution

When $X$ and $Y$ are at the same distance from $A$ and $B$ on the two parallel sides, segment $XY$ remains parallel and equal to $AB$.

Answer:

$XY$ equals $AB$.

Q.3In each of these cases, observe i. how the length XY compares to that of AB and ii. the shape of the 4-sided figure ABYX.v
Solution

The points $X$ and $Y$ are placed equally along opposite sides, so $XY$ is parallel and equal to $AB$, making $ABYX$ a rectangle.

Answer:

i. $XY=AB$; ii. $ABYX$ is a rectangle.

Q.4How does the farthest distance between X and Y compare with the length of AC? BD?v
Solution

The maximum separation occurs when $X$ and $Y$ are opposite corners, giving a diagonal of the rectangle.

Answer:

The farthest distance between $X$ and $Y$ is equal to $AC$ or $BD$.

7Section 8.4 - Breaking Rectangles2 questions
Q.1Construct a rectangle that can be divided into 3 identical squares as shown in the figure.v
Solution

If each square has side $s$, three identical squares placed in a row form a rectangle of dimensions $3s\times s$.

Answer:

Take the length of the rectangle to be three times its breadth.

Q.2Give the lengths of the sides of a rectangle that cannot be divided into — • two identical squares; • three identical squares.v
Solution

For two identical squares in a row, the longer side must be twice the shorter side. For three identical squares in a row, the longer side must be three times the shorter side. The example dimensions do not satisfy those ratios.

Answer:

Examples: $4\text{ cm}$ by $2.5\text{ cm}$ cannot be divided into two identical squares; $7\text{ cm}$ by $2\text{ cm}$ cannot be divided into three identical squares.

8Section 8.4 - Square Constructions1 questions
Q.4Square with a Holev
Solution

Join opposite vertices of the square. Their intersection is the square's centre; draw the circular hole with this point as centre.

Answer:

The centre of the circle should be at the intersection of the two diagonals of the square.

9Section 8.5 - Diagonals1 questions
Q.1How should the rectangle be constructed so that the diagonal divides the opposite angles into equal parts?v
Solution

In a square, adjacent sides are equal and the diagonal bisects the opposite right angles into $45^\circ$ and $45^\circ$.

Answer:

It should be constructed as a square.

10Section 8.5 - Diagonal Constructions1 questions
Q.2Construct a rectangle in which one of the diagonals divides the opposite angles into 45° and 45°. What do you observe about the sides?v
Solution

If a diagonal splits the right angle into $45^\circ$ and $45^\circ$, the two legs around that angle are equal, so the rectangle has all sides equal and is a square.

Answer:

The rectangle becomes a square; adjacent sides are equal.

11Section 8.6 - House Construction1 questions
Q.3Is there a 4-sided figure in which all the sides are equal in length but is not a square? If such a figure exists, can you construct it?v
Solution

Draw two equal sides meeting at an angle that is not $90^\circ$. Then locate the fourth vertex using equal-radius arcs from the two open endpoints. The resulting four-sided figure has all sides equal but is not a square because its angles are not right angles.

Answer:

Yes, a rhombus.