Angles in quadrilaterals

Types of quadrilateral
You are expected to know the names of some types of quadrilateral and some of their
properties.

Rectangle
Sides:
Angles:
Diagonals:

Square
Sides:
Angles:
Diagonals:

Parallelogram
Sides:
Angles:
Diagonals:

Rhombus
Sides:
Angles:
Diagonals:

Kite
Sides:
Angles:
Diagonals:

Trapezium
Sides:
Angles:
 Diagonals:
Exercise A
1. Quadrilateral A has 4 sides the same length. What type of quadrilateral is A?
Circle all possible answers.

2. Quadrilateral A has precisely 2 sides the same length. What type of quadrilateral is A?
Circle all possible answers.

3. Quadrilateral A has 4 angles the same size. What type of quadrilateral is A?

Circle all possible answers.

4. Quadrilateral A has no matching angles. What type of quadrilateral is A?

Circle all possible answers.

5. Quadrilateral A has no parallel sides. What type of quadrilateral is A?

Circle all possible answers.

6. Shape A has 2 pairs of parallel sides and no right-angles. What type of quadrilateral is A?
Circle all possible answers.

7. Quadrilateral A has 2 diagonals that bisect each other. What type of quadrilateral is A?
Circle all possible answers.

8. Quadrilateral A has 2 diagonals of different lengths. What type of quadrilateral is A?

Circle all possible answers.
Sum of angles
°
The sum of the angles in a quadrilateral is ……… ………

We can use this result, together with other properties of some shapes, to find missing angles.

Examples
1. Find the size of the angle marked x in each diagram.
(a) x (b) x (c) 73 ° x

85 ° 65 °

(d) x (e) (f) x

150 ° x
97 °
80 °

130 ° x
(g) (h) x (i)

60 °

2. Find the value of x in each diagram.

(a) (b) 4x (c)
3x
3x

2 x−35 ° 3 x+ 10°
2x
2x
Exercise B
1. Find the size of the angle marked x in each diagram.
(a) (b) (c) 78 ° x

(d) x (e) (f)

160 ° x
95 °
75 °

130 °
(g) (h) x (i) 40 °

56 ° x

2. Find the value of x in each diagram.

(a) (b) (c)

(d) (e) (f)

Exercise A

1. Square, Rhombus

2. Rectangle, Parallelogram, Kite

3. Rectangle, Square

4. Trapezium

5. Kite

6. Parallelogram, Rhombus

7. Rectangle, Square, Parallelogram, Rhombus

8. Kite, Trapezium

Exercise B

1. (a) 122 ° (b) 81 ° (c) 78 ° (d) 85 ° (e) 50 ° (f) 71 °

(g) 96 ° (h) 87 ° (i) 42 °

2. (a) x=36 (b) x=20 (c) x=20 (d) x=34 (e) x=27 (f) x=14