Shortest Distance (Leaving Cert DCG): Quizzes
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10 questions from this quiz
What is the shortest distance between two points on the same flat plane?
What is the shortest distance between two points on the same flat plane?
A straight line
When must you develop a surface to find the shortest distance?
When must you develop a surface to find the shortest distance?
When points are on different surfaces
What shape represents the shortest distance on a developed surface?
What shape represents the shortest distance on a developed surface?
A straight line
What does 'opening out' a surface mean in technical drawing?
What does 'opening out' a surface mean in technical drawing?
Unfolding it into a flat pattern
What is the second step in finding shortest distance on curved surfaces?
What is the second step in finding shortest distance on curved surfaces?
Develop the surfaces
What shape does a cylinder's curved surface become when developed?
What shape does a cylinder's curved surface become when developed?
A rectangle
What is the width of a developed cylinder's rectangle equal to?
What is the width of a developed cylinder's rectangle equal to?
The circumference
Which view shows how the shortest distance path appears from the side?
Which view shows how the shortest distance path appears from the side?
Elevation view
How may the shortest distance appear in standard orthographic views?
How may the shortest distance appear in standard orthographic views?
Curved or complex
What manufacturing application uses shortest distance on developed surfaces?
What manufacturing application uses shortest distance on developed surfaces?
Calculating material lengths