Access NCERT Solutions for Class 6 Chapter 14: Practical
Geometry
Exercise 14.1 page no: 276
1. Draw a circle of radius 3.2 cm.
2. With the same centre O, draw two circles of radii 4 cm and 2.5 cm.
3. Draw a circle and any two of its diameters. If you join the ends of these diameters, what is
the figure obtained? What figure is obtained if the diameters are perpendicular to each other?
4. Draw any circle and mark points A, B and C such that
(a) A is on the circle.
(b) B is in the interior of the circle.
(c) C is in the exterior of the circle.
5. Let A, B be the centres of two circles of equal radii; draw them so that each one of them
passes through the centre of the other. Let them intersect at C and D. Examine whether
and are at right angles.
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Exercise 14.2 Page no: 278
1. Draw a line segment of length 7.3 cm using a ruler.
2. Construct a line segment of length 5.6 cm using ruler and compasses.
3. Construct of length 7.8 cm. From this, cut off of length 4.7 cm. Measure .
4. Given of length 3.9 cm, construct such that the length of is twice that of
. Verify by measurement.
5. Given of length 7.3 cm and of length 3.4 cm, construct a line segment such
that the length of is equal to the difference between the lengths of and . Verify
by measurement.
Exercise 14.3 page no: 279
1. Draw any line segment . Without measuring , construct a copy of .
2. Given some line segment , whose length you do not know, construct such that the
length of is twice that of .
Exercise 14.4 Page no: 284
1. Draw any line segment . Mark any point M on it. Through M, draw a perpendicular
to . (use ruler and compasses)
2. Draw any line segment . Take any point R not on it. Through R, draw a perpendicular
to . (use ruler and set-square)
3. Draw a line l and a point X on it. Through X, draw a line segment perpendicular to l.
Now draw a perpendicular to XY at Y. (use ruler and compasses)
Exercise 14.5 page no: 286
1. Draw
of length 7.3 cm and find its axis of symmetry.
2. Draw a line segment of length 9.5 cm and construct its perpendicular bisector.
3. Draw the perpendicular bisector of whose length is 10.3 cm.
(a) Take any point P on the bisector drawn. Examine whether PX = PY.
(b) If M is the mid point of , what can you say about the lengths MX and XY?
4. Draw a line segment of length 12.8 cm. Using compasses, divide it into four equal parts.
Verify by actual measurement.
5. With of length 6.1 cm as diameter, draw a circle.
6. Draw a circle with centre C and radius 3.4 cm. Draw any chord . Construct the
perpendicular bisector of and examine if it passes through C.
7. Repeat Question 6, if happens to be a diameter.
8. Draw a circle of radius 4 cm. Draw any two of its chords. Construct the perpendicular
bisectors of these chords. Where do they meet?
9. Draw any angle with vertex O. Take a point A on one of its arms and B on another such that
OA = OB. Draw the perpendicular bisectors of and . Let them meet at P. Is PA = PB?
Exercise 14.6 page no: 291
1. Draw ∠POQ of measure 75° and find its line of symmetry.
2. Draw an angle of measure 147° and construct its bisector.
3. Draw a right angle and construct its bisector.
4. Draw an angle of measure 153° and divide it into four equal parts.
5. Construct with ruler and compasses, angles of following measures:
(a) 60°
(b) 30°
(c) 90°
(d) 120°
(e) 45°
(f) 135°
6. Draw an angle of measure 45° and bisect it.
7. Draw an angle of measure 135° and bisect it.
8. Draw an angle of 700. Make a copy of it using only a straight edge and compasses.
9. Draw an angle of 400. Copy its supplementary angle.
Access RD Sharma Solutions for Class 6 Chapter 19:
Geometrical Constructions
Exercise 19.1 page: 19.2
2. Construct two segments of length 4.3 cm and 3.2 cm. Construct a segment whose length is
equal to the sum of the lengths of these segments.
Exercise 19.2 page: 19.6
1. How many lines can be drawn which are perpendicular to a given line and pass through a
given point lying
(i) outside it?
(ii) on it?
2. Draw a line PQ. Take a point R on it. Draw a line perpendicular to PQ and passing through
R.
(Using (i) ruler and a set-square (ii) ruler and compasses)
4. Draw a line AB and take two points C and E on opposite sides of AB. Through C, draw CD
⊥ AB and through E draw EF ⊥ AB.
(Using (i) ruler and a set-square (ii) ruler and compasses)
6. Draw a line segment PQ of length 12 cm. Mark a point O outside this segment. Draw a line
through O perpendicular to PQ.
9. Using a protractor, draw ∠BAC of measure 45o. Take a point P in the interior of ∠BAC. From
P drawn line segments PM and PN such that PM ⊥ AB and PN ⊥ AC, Measure ∠MPN.
Exercise 19.3 page: 19.7
2. Draw a line segment AB of length 5.8 cm. Draw the perpendicular bisector of this line
segment.
4. Draw a circle with centre at point O. Draw its two chords AB and CD such that AB is not
parallel to CD. Draw the perpendicular bisectors of AB and CD. At what point do they
intersect?
5. Draw a line segment of length 10 cm and bisect it. Further bisect one of the equal parts and
measure its length.
6. Draw a line segment AB and bisect it. Bisect one of the equal parts to obtain a line
segment of length 1/2 (AB).
Exercise 19.4 page: 19.9
1. Construct the following angles with the help of a protractor:
45o, 67o110o, 179o
2. Draw two rays PQ and RS as shown in Fig. 19.14 (i) and (ii). Using protractor, construct
angles of 15o and 138o with one arm PQ and RS respectively.
Exercise 19.5 page: 19.13
1. Draw an angle and label it as ∠BAC. Construct another angle, equal to ∠BAC.
2. Draw an obtuse angle. Bisect it. Measure each of the angles so obtained.
3. Using your protractor, draw an angle of measure 108o. With this angle as given, drawn an
angle of 54o.
5. Draw a linear pair of angles. Bisect each of the two angles. Verify that the two bisecting
rays are perpendicular to each other.
6. Draw a pair of vertically opposite angles. Bisect each of the two angles. Verify that the
bisecting rays are in the same line.
7. Using ruler and compasses only, draw a right angle.
8. Using ruler and compasses only, draw an angle measure of 135o.
9. Using a protractor, draw an angle of measure 72o. With this angle as given, draw angles of
measure 36o and 54o.
Exercise 19.6 page: 19.15
2. Construct the following angles with the help of ruler and compasses only:
(i) 30o
(ii) 90o
(iii) 45o
(iv) 135o
(v) 150o
(vi) 105o
