Question 4 - Figure it out - Page 113, 114 - Chapter 5 Class 7 - Parallel and Intersecting Lines (Ganita Prakash)

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Question 4 Using your sense of how parallel lines look, try to draw lines parallel to the line segments on this dot paper. (a) Did you find it challenging to draw some of them? (b) Which ones? (c) How did you do it? Answer: Let’s try making parallel lines Now, let’s answer the questions (a) Did you find it challenging to draw some of them? Yes, it can be more challenging to intuitively draw lines parallel to some of the segments compared to others. (b) Which ones? The most challenging lines are typically those with less common slopes, like g and h, because it's harder to judge their angle by eye compared to simple horizontal, vertical, or 45-degree lines. (c) How did you do it? The best way to draw a parallel line on the dot paper is to count the dot pattern (the "slope"). For example, line c goes 'up 1 dot and right 2 dots'. To draw a parallel line, you simply start at a new dot and repeat that same 'up 1, right 2' movement