TO CONSTRUCT A SQUARE-ROOT SPIRAL:- - TAKE A PIECE OF PLYWOOD HAVING DIMENSIONS 30 cm multiply 30 cm.
- DRAW A LINE SEGMENT AB OF LENGTH ONE UNIT BY TAKING 2cm = 1 UNIT.
- CONSTRUCT A PERPENDICULAR BX AT THE LINE SEGMENT AB USING COMPASSES ( OR SET SQUARES ).
- FROM BX, CUT-OFF BC = 1 UNIT AND JOIN AC.
- USING RED COLOURED THREAD ( OF LENGHT EQUAL TO AC ) AND ADHESIVE, FIX THIS THREAD ALONG AC.
- WITH AC AS BASE AND USING COMPASSES ( OR SET SQUARES ), DRAW CY PERPENDICULAR TO AC.
- FROM CY, CUT-OFF CD = 1 UNIT AND JOIN AD.
- FIX GREEN COLOURED THREAD ( OF LENGTH EQUAL TO AD) ALONG AD WITH ADHESIVE.
- WITH AD AS BASE AND USING COMPASSES ( OR SET SQUARES ), DRAW DZ PERPENDICULAR TO AD.
- FROM DZ, CUT-OFF DE = 1 UNIT AND JOIN AE.
- FIX BLUE COLOURED THREAD ( OF LENGTH EQUAL TO AE ) WITH ADHESIVE
NOW REPEAT THE ABOVE PROCESS FOR A SUFFICIENT NUMBER OF TIMES. THIS IS CALLED "A SQUARE ROOT SPIRAL"
OBSERVATION
ON ACTUAL MEASUREMENT, WE HAVE
AC = _________________, AD = ________________,AE = _______________,AF = ______________________,
AG = ___________________,
ROOT 2 = AC = ___________________________ ( APPROX )
ROOT 3 = AD = ________________________
ROOT 4 = AE = __________________
ROOT 5 = AF = __________________
____________________________
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just continue this process upto root 22. i 'll give u the steps of construction:
- Draw a line segment OP1 of unit length (Let OP1 = 2cm).
- At P1 construct an angle of 90 degrees. Let the new ray be P1X, such that angle OP1X = 90 degrees.
- Cut off P1P2 = 2cm on P1X.
- Join OP2.
- Find OP2 using Pythagoras theorem. OP2 = Sqrt (2)
- At P2 construct an angle of 90 degrees. Let the new ray be P2Y, such that angle OP2Y= 90 degrees.
- Cut off P2P3 = 2cm on P2Y.
- Join OP3.
- Find OP3 using Pythagoras theorem. OP3 = Sqrt(3).
Keep repeating, till u get root 22