draw a circle of radius 4 cm and name its centre O.
Answers
Step 1: Use a ruler to set the distance from the point of the compass to the pencil's lead at 4 cm. Step 2: Place the point of the compass at the centre of the circle.
Step 3: Draw the circle by turning the compass through 360°
Your circle with Radius 4cm is ready
Required Answer :
• Take a sharpened pencil and a compass. Fix the pencil in the compass.
• Stretch the arms of the compass and adjust the opening between the pointed ends.
• Keep the metal point fixed on the paper and move the pencil arm around it.
• The attached picture shows us a circle of radius 4 cm.
Let's Know More! :
Constructing and drawing a circle is the same until and unless we have been asked to draw or construct any angles or anything which requires construction with compass, protractor and ruler.
Circle :
• What is a circle?
Ans - A circle is a closed figure made up of a curved line
• How many parts does a circle has?
Ans - A circle has many parts, and they are :
(i) Circumference
(ii) Radius
(iii) Diameter
(iv) Chord
(v) Arc
(vi) Interior and exterior of a circle
(vii) Semicircle