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ADD VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL CENTRE LINES
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| RECTANGULAR TECHNIQUE - DRAWING AN ELLIPSE |
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| Draw an ellipse with a major axis of 140mm and a minor axis of 120mm, using the rectangular technique (shown below) |
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| HOW TO ANSWER THE QUESTION |
| STAGE ONE |
| DRAW A RECTANGLE TO THE DIMENSIONS OF THE MAJOR AXIS (140mm) AND MINOR AXIS (120mm). ADD VERTICAL AND HORIZONTAL CENTRE LINES |
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| STAGE TWO |
| DIVIDE HALF THE MINOR AND HALF THE MAJOR INTO FIVE EQUAL DISTANCES. THIS CAN BE ACHIEVED USING DRAWING EQUIPMENT USING DIVIDERS / SET SQUARES OR MATHEMATICALLY |
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| STAGE THREE |
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| STAGE FOUR |
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| STAGE FIVE |
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| STAGE SIX |
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