NCERT Book Class 6 Maths Chapter 5 Understanding Elementary Shapes
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Elementary
Chapter 5
Shapes
5.1 Introduction
All the shapes we see around us are formed using curves or lines. We can see
corners, edges, planes, open curves and closed curves in our surroundings.
We organise them into line segments, angles, triangles, polygons and circles.
We find that they have different sizes and measures. Let us now try to develop
tools to compare their sizes.
5.2 Measuring Line Segments
We have drawn and seen so many line segments. A triangle is made of three,
a quadrilateral of four line segments.
A line segment is a fixed portion of a line. This makes it possible to measure
a line segment. This measure of each line segment is a unique number called
its “length”. We use this idea to compare line segments.
To compare any two line segments, we find a relation between their lengths.
This can be done in several ways.
(i) Comparison by observation:
By just looking at them can you
tell which one is longer?
You can see that AB is
longer.
But you cannot always be
sure about your usual judgment.
For example, look at the
adjoining segments :
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Document Details
| Board / Org | NCERT |
| Exam | Class 6 |
| Type | Books |
| Pages | 27 |
| Updated | 22 Jul 2026 |