Simple Closed Curves
In simple closed curves the shapes are closed by line-segments or by a curved line.
Triangle, quadrilateral, circle, etc., are examples of closed curves.
A curve which starts and ends at the same point without crossing itself is called a simple closed curve. A circle is a simple closed curve.
Some more examples of simple closed curves are given below.
The shape which is not closed by line-segments or a curve is called an open curve.
The curves which do not have same starting and end points are called open curves.
Some examples of open curves are given below.
A closed curve which does not cross itself is called a simple open curve.
In the above figures, we can see the starting point and the end point are not the same Such figures are known as open curves.
The curve which crosses itself is not a simple closed curve.
Here is a collection of closed curves. Except curve (d) and (e), the remaining shapes are simple closed curves.
There are three types of simple closed curves.
Observe the following curves:
In the above curves, (i) and (ii) are simple closed curves because they do not cross themselves as in the case of (iii) and (iv).
A closed curve which does not cross itself is called a simple closed curve.
Each of the following curves is a simple closed curve.
(i) Some simple closed curves are made of line-segments only. These curves are known as polygons. Triangle, quadrilateral, pentagon etc., are polygons.
The figures which have the same starting and the end-points are called closed curves.
(ii) Some simple closed curves are made by curved lines only. A circle is an example of such a closed curve.
(iii) Some simple closed curves are made of both line-segments and curved lines.
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