When we stand on a railway track the track looks like this, why does the railway track look broader on one side and narrower on the other?
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because pf the angle we are seen it ...
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The distance between the two tracks is assumed to be constant and parallel to each other only. However, when we look at any object that is far away, it "seems smaller" which means mathematically that the angle from one end to the other, as seen in your eye is smaller. Now we can't tell the exact difference between something that is "small and big" and something that is "broader and narrower". So the illusion presented by the railway track is that the distance between the rails gets smaller on one side and bigger on another side, as we look at a point that is further in the distance & thus, our eyes are a little bit above the ground, points on the rail-road closer to the horizon are actually further away from you.
In art, the point where the railroad lines appear to converge is also called the "vanishing point".
Explanation:
As we can see already, the I shape of the track effectively supports the train wheels. The train wheel form is designed in such a way that the I shape of the track will assist it in staying on track and efficiently guiding it on a curved track.
The railway track is thus, shaped like an I because the top half or upper half must be wide enough to hold the fast-moving wheels and the flat bottom or lower half must be wide and thick enough for clamping.
Reference - https://physics.stackexchange.com/questions/202251/why-railroad-tracks-seem-to-converge
