Line Segment

Drawing line segments is a simple activity performed in elementary mathematics. But it is the base of many fields and they are very important. Because lines play a vital role in many real time applications and in our day to day life. Drawing lines in elementary level is very simple which, we can do it with the help of a ruler. But drawing with a ruler is not sure that the line is exactly horizontal or exactly vertical line. Drawing line segments is explained in the following segments.


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Line segments:

Line segments are nothing but a part of a line which has end points. Combination of many line segments give many different shapes like, square, triangle, rectangle, etc. The line segment can be vertical or horizontal or inclined as well.

To draw a line segment of particular length, take a ruler with scale on it and place it on the paper as you require whether vertical inclined or horizontal..

Now draw a line for the specified length using the ruler.

The steps involved is explained in the figure,



Examples for drawind line segments:

Here are few example to draw line segments,

Example 1:

Draw a line segment of 10 cm.

Solution:

Take a ruler with scale in centimeter and place it on the paper,

Mark the points '0' and '10' .

Join the points using the ruler.

Example 2:

Draw a line segment of 25 cm.

Solution:

Take a ruler with scale in centimeter and place it on the paper,

Mark the points '0' and '25' .

Join the points using the ruler.

Example 3:

Draw a line segment of 45mm.

Solution:

Take a ruler with scale in millimeter and place it on the paper,

Mark the points '0' and '45' .

Join the points using the ruler.


Example 4:

Draw a line segment of 25 mm.

Solution:

Take a ruler with scale in millimeter and place it on the paper,

Mark the points '0' and '25' .
Join the points using the ruler.