Question 7 - Figure it out - Page 165-167 - Chapter 7 Class 8 - Proportional Reasoning-1(Ganita Prakash)

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[Class 8] Let us draw some human figures. Measure your friend’s body - Figure it out - Page 165-167

part 2 - Question 7 - Figure it out - Page 165-167 - Chapter 7 Class 8 - Proportional Reasoning-1(Ganita Prakash) - Class 8 (Ganita Prakash - 1, 2 & Old NCERT)

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Question 7 Let us draw some human figures. Measure your friend’s body—the lengths of their head, torso, arms, and legs. Write the ratios as mentioned below— Now, draw a figure with head, torso, arms, and legs with equivalent ratios as above.Okay let’s first measure our friend Measurements of my friend's body: Head Torso Arms Legs head : torso torso : arms torso : legs Does the drawing look more realistic if the ratios are proportional? Why? Why not? Yes, the drawing looks more realistic. This is because our bodies follow certain natural proportions. When we draw using these correct ratios, the figure looks balanced and natural to our eyes, just like a real person.

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