Take a squared paper and arrange 48 squares in different number of rows as shown below:



What do you observe? As R increases, C decreases


(i) Is R1 : R2 = C2 : C1?


(ii) Is R3 : R4 = C4 : C3?


(iii) Is R and C inversely proportional to each other?


(iv) Do this activity with 36 squares.


(i) Is R1 : R2 = C2 : C1?

Yes


(ii) Is R3 : R4 = C4 : C3?


Yes


(iii) Is R and C inversely proportional to each other?


Yes


(iv) Do this activity with 36 squares.


Yes





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