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Now we draw a slanting line.

E E

F F

Take points E and F as shown (neither vertical nor horizontal). Put the

scale so that its edge passes through E and F both. Run the pencil along

the scale. Remove the scale and the pencil. Mark arrow heads at ends of
line. We get a slanting line.

Drawing Curved Line on a Dot Grid

This can be done in many ways.

Mark any two points on the dot grid. Let us call them A and B. Join them
free hand (no scale) as shown. We get a curved line.

B

B

C
A

A

Mark any three points on the dot grid. Let us call them A, B and C. Join A

and C free hand (no scale) and make the pencil pass through B as shown.
We get a curved line.

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