Question 13 Marks
Mark two points, A and B on a piece of paper and join them. Measure this length. Draw a line segment CD that is:
Half AB.
Half AB.
Answer
View full question & answer→Mark two points, A and B on a piece of paper and join them as follows:
To measure the length of AB, place the ruler with its edge along AB, such that the zero mark of the cm side of the ruler coincides with point A, as shown in the figure. Now, read the mark on the ruler, which corresponds to the point B. The reading on the ruler at point B is the length of the line segment AB. Here, AB = 5.6cm To draw the line segment that is half AB, we draw a line/ and take a point C on it. Now, using a ruler, we measure the line segment AB and here, AB = 5.6cm Half of AB = 5.62 = 2.8cm Now, we take a divider and open it so much that its end of one hand is at 0 and end of the another hand is at 2.8cm. Then, we lift the divider and place one end at C and the other end on the line l at point D.

To measure the length of AB, place the ruler with its edge along AB, such that the zero mark of the cm side of the ruler coincides with point A, as shown in the figure. Now, read the mark on the ruler, which corresponds to the point B. The reading on the ruler at point B is the length of the line segment AB. Here, AB = 5.6cm To draw the line segment that is half AB, we draw a line/ and take a point C on it. Now, using a ruler, we measure the line segment AB and here, AB = 5.6cm Half of AB = 5.62 = 2.8cm Now, we take a divider and open it so much that its end of one hand is at 0 and end of the another hand is at 2.8cm. Then, we lift the divider and place one end at C and the other end on the line l at point D.













Extend the line segment QP towards point zero of the ruler and take a point 0 on the extended line QP corresponding to point zero on the ruler.
A line can be drawn to infinity in both the directions. AB is a line.






