Question

Curve of any shape can be drawn in perspective by enclosing it in a ___________

(a) rectangle

(b) cube

(c) cylinder

(d) square

This question was posed to me in my homework.

This interesting question is from Perspectives of Circles and Solids in chapter Oblique & Perspective Projection of Engineering Drawing

Answer 1

Right answer is (a) rectangle

To elaborate: Curve of any shape can be drawn in perspective by enclosing it in a rectangle and then drawing horizontal and vertical lines through a number of points on the curve similar to a circle which is enclosed in square.