Access Answers to NCERT Class 7 Maths Chapter 15 – Visualising Solid Shapes Exercise 15.3
1. What cross-sections do you get when you give a
(i) vertical cut (ii) horizontal cut
to the following solids?
(a) A brick
Solution:-
The cross-section of a brick when it is cut into vertically is as shown in the figure below,
The cross-section of a brick when it is cut into horizontally is as shown in the figure below,
(b) A round apple
Solution:-
The cross-section of a round apple when it is cut into vertically is as shown in the figure below,
The cross-section of a round apple when it is cut into horizontally is as shown in the figure below,
(c) A die
Solution:-
The cross-section of a die when it is cut into vertically is as shown in the figure below,
The cross-section of a die when it is cut into horizontally is as shown in the figure below,
(d) A circular pipe
Solution:-
The cross-section of a circular pipe when it is cut into vertically is as shown in the figure below,
The cross-section of a circular pipe when it is cut into horizontally is as shown in the figure below,
(e) An ice cream cone
Solution:-
The cross-section of an ice cream when it is cut into vertically is as shown in the figure below,
The cross-section of an ice cream when it is cut into horizontally is as shown in the figure below,
