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Question
- Guess the distance between any two dots. How many centimetres is it? Now measure it with the help of a scale. Did you guess right?
- Which two dots do you think are farthest from each other? Check your answer.
- Which two dots are nearest to each other? Check your answer.
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Solution
(1) The guess distance between any two dots are:
| A to B = 3 cm | A to C = 3 cm | A to D = 4.5 cm | A to E = 3.5 cm | A to F = 4.5 cm | A to G = 5 cm |
| B to C = 5 cm | B to D = 2 cm | B to E = 5 cm | B to F = 7.5 cm | B to G = 3 cm | B to H = 7 cm |
| C to D = 7 cm | C to E = 5.5 cm | C to F = 2.5 cm | C to G = 8 cm | C to H = 5 cm | C to I = 4.5 cm |
(2) Dots M and O are farthest from each other. The distance between M and O is 10
cm.
(3) The dots D and O are nearest to each other. The distance between D and O is 1 cm.
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