{"id":77428,"date":"2022-02-12T13:21:32","date_gmt":"2022-02-12T07:51:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/?p=77428"},"modified":"2025-05-29T10:23:20","modified_gmt":"2025-05-29T04:53:20","slug":"ncert-solutions-for-class-6-maths-understanding-elementary-shapes-ex-5-8","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/ncert-solutions\/class-6\/maths\/ncert-solutions-for-class-6-maths-understanding-elementary-shapes-ex-5-8\/","title":{"rendered":"NCERT Solutions For Class 6 Maths Understanding Elementary Shapes Ex 5.8"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>NCERT Solutions For Class 6 Maths Understanding Elementary Shapes Ex 5.8<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Exercise 5.8<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Question 1.<br \/>\nExamine whether the following are polygons. If any one among them is not, say why?<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73319\" src=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/NCERT-Solutions-For-Class-6-Maths-Chapter-5-Understanding-Elementary-Shapes-5.-Q1.png\" alt=\"NCERT Solutions For Class 6 Maths Chapter 5 Understanding Elementary Shapes \" width=\"217\" height=\"249\" \/><br \/>\nSolution:<br \/>\n(a) The given figure is not closed. Therefore, it is not a polygon.<br \/>\n(b) The given figure is a polygon.<br \/>\n(c) The given figure is not a polygon because every polygon is enclosed with line segments.<br \/>\n(d) The given figure is not a polygon because it is enclosed by an arc and two line segments.<\/p>\n<p>Question 2.<br \/>\nName the polygon.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73320\" src=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/NCERT-Solutions-For-Class-6-Maths-Chapter-5-Understanding-Elementary-Shapes-5.-Q2.png\" alt=\"NCERT Solutions For Class 6 Maths Chapter 5 Understanding Elementary Shapes \" width=\"214\" height=\"245\" \/><br \/>\nMake two more examples of each of these.<br \/>\nSolution:<br \/>\n(a) A quadrilateral Examples:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73326\" src=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/NCERT-Solutions-For-Class-6-Maths-Chapter-5-Understanding-Elementary-Shapes-5.-Q2Q1-1.png\" alt=\"NCERT Solutions For Class 6 Maths Chapter 5 Understanding Elementary Shapes\" width=\"282\" height=\"121\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(b) A Triangle<br \/>\nExamples:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73323\" src=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/NCERT-Solutions-For-Class-6-Maths-Chapter-5-Understanding-Elementary-Shapes-5.-Q2a.png\" alt=\"NCERT Solutions For Class 6 Maths Chapter 5 Understanding Elementary Shapes\" width=\"264\" height=\"105\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(c) A Pantagon<br \/>\nExamples:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73327\" src=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/NCERT-Solutions-For-Class-6-Maths-Chapter-5-Understanding-Elementary-Shapes-5.-Q2Q2.png\" alt=\"E:\\Prasanthi\\new books\\Top Graders Class 6 Maths\\images\\ch 5\\5.1\\5.2\\5.8\\NCERT Solutions For Class 6 Maths Chapter 5 Understanding Elementary Shapes \" width=\"242\" height=\"127\" \/><\/p>\n<p>(d) A Octagon<br \/>\nExamples:<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73324\" src=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/NCERT-Solutions-For-Class-6-Maths-Chapter-5-Understanding-Elementary-Shapes-5.-Q2b.png\" alt=\"NCERT Solutions For Class 6 Maths Chapter 5 Understanding Elementary Shapes \" width=\"240\" height=\"117\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Question 3.<br \/>\nDraw a rough sketch of a regular hexagon. Connecting any three of its vertices, draw a triangle. Identify the type of the triangle you have drawn.<br \/>\nSolution:<br \/>\nABCDEF is a rough sketch of a regular hexagon. If we join any three vertices like D, A and B, we get a scalene triangle DAB.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73328\" src=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/NCERT-Solutions-For-Class-6-Maths-Chapter-5-Understanding-Elementary-Shapes-5.-Q3.png\" alt=\"E:\\Prasanthi\\new books\\Top Graders Class 6 Maths\\images\\ch 5\\5.1\\5.2\\5.8\\NCERT Solutions For Class 6 Maths Chapter 5 Understanding Elementary Shapes \" width=\"181\" height=\"143\" \/><br \/>\nBut if we join the alternate vertices, we get an equilateral triangle EAC.<\/p>\n<p>Question 4.<br \/>\nDraw a rough sketch of a regular octagon. (Using squared paper if you wish). Draw a rectangle by joining exactly four of the vertices of the octagon.<br \/>\nSolution:<br \/>\nABCDEFGH is a rough sketch of regular octagon. GHCD is the rectangle formed by joining the four vertices of the given octagon.<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73329\" src=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/NCERT-Solutions-For-Class-6-Maths-Chapter-5-Understanding-Elementary-Shapes-5.-Q4.png\" alt=\"NCERT Solutions For Class 6 Maths Chapter 5 Understanding Elementary Shapes \" width=\"172\" height=\"151\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Question 5.<br \/>\nA diagonal is a line segment that joins any two vertices of the polygon and is not a side of the polygon. Draw a rough sketch of a pentagon and draw its diagonals.<br \/>\nSolution:<br \/>\nA B C D E is the rough sketch of a pentagon.<br \/>\nBy joining its any two vertices, we get, the following diagonals.<br \/>\n\\(\\overline { AD }\\) , \\(\\overline { AC }\\) , \\(\\overline { BE }\\) , \\(\\overline { BD }\\) and \\(\\overline { CE }\\)<br \/>\n<img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-73330\" src=\"https:\/\/infinitylearn.com\/surge\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/01\/NCERT-Solutions-For-Class-6-Maths-Chapter-5-Understanding-Elementary-Shapes-5.-Q5.png\" alt=\"NCERT Solutions For Class 6 Maths Chapter 5 Understanding Elementary Shapes \" width=\"144\" height=\"131\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NCERT Solutions For Class 6 Maths Understanding Elementary Shapes Ex 5.8 &nbsp; Exercise 5.8 Question 1. 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