Grade 9

Mathematic Worksheet

Quadrilaterals
 Properties of Parallelograms and
Conditions for Parallelograms
1. In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram.

(a) Find x.

(b) Find ∠C and ∠D.

2. Find the unknowns x and y in the figure.

3. In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram and CDE is a straight line.

Find the length of BC.

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 Rectangles, Squares,
Rhombuses and Trapeziums
1. In the figure, ABCD is a rectangle. Find the values of x and y.

2. In the figure, ABCD is a rectangle. The diagonals AC and BD intersect at K.

If AB = 8 cm and AK = 8.5 cm, find the length of AD.

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3. In the figure, ABCD is a square. The diagonals AC and BD intersect at O and
the area of ∆ABO is 50 cm2. Find AB. (Leave your answer in surd form.)

*4. In the figure, ABCD is a rectangle. E and F are two points on the diagonal AC,

such that BE ⊥ AC and DF ⊥ AC. Given that AE = 2 cm and EF = 4 cm,

find the lengths of (a) FC, (b) AB.

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5. In the figure, ABCD is a rhombus. Find the unknowns in the figure.

6. The figure shows an isosceles trapezium ABCD, where DC // AB. Both DE and CF
are perpendicular to AB. Given that DC = 10 cm, AB = 20 cm and AD = 13 cm,

(a) find the height (DE) of the isosceles trapezium,

(b) find the area of the isosceles trapezium.

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*7. The figure shows a rhombus ABCD, where ∠D = 120° and BD = 8 cm.

(a) Find the length of a side of the rhombus.

(b) Find the length of the diagonal AC.
(c) Find the area of the rhombus.
(Leave your answer in surd form if necessary.)

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 Proofs Related to Parallelograms
1. In the figure, ABCD is a quadrilateral. Prove that ABCD is a parallelogram.

2. In the figure, ABCD is a square. Two line segments of equal length, CE and FG,

are drawn inside the square. Prove that ∠BCE = 90° − ∠AGF.

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3. In the figure, ABCE is a rhombus. If AED is a straight line and AE = CD, prove that

∠BAD = 2∠ADB.

3. In the figure, B, C and D are points on the sides AP, PQ and QA of ∆APQ respectively.
ABCD is a parallelogram and BP = BC. Prove that DC = DQ.

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*4. The figure shows a quadrilateral ABCD.

(a) Find the value of x.

(b) Prove that ABCD is a parallelogram.
(c) Hence, find the values of y and z.

*5. The figure shows a square ABCD. E, F, G and H are points on AB, BC, CD and DA
respectively, where EB = FC = GD = HA. If EG and FH intersect at M,

prove that ∠HMG = 90°.

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 Mid-point Theorem
1. The figure shows ∆ACE. B and D are the mid-points of AC and AE respectively.
Find the values of x and y.

2. The figure shows ∆ABC and ∆DEF. E and F are the mid-points of AC and AB
respectively, while G and H are the mid-points of DF and DE respectively.

If BC = 14 cm, find the length of GH.

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3. In the figure, AF = FE = EC and AD = DB. Prove that x = y.
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*4. In the figure, ABCD is a trapezium. AD // EF // BC and DF = FC. Prove that EF

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= ( AD + BC )
2 .

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 Intercept Theorem
1. In the figure, BD = DF = FH and AB // CD // EF // GH. If AG = 10 cm,
find the length of AE.

2. In the figure, AC = CE and AB // CD // EF. Find the values of x, y and z.

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3. In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram. M and N are the mid-points of AB and DC
respectively.

(a) Prove that AMCN is a parallelogram.

(b) Prove that BH = HK = KD.

*4. The figure shows ∆ABC, where ∠A = 35° and ∠C = 80°. If P, Q and R are the mid-points

of AB, BC and CA respectively, find ∠PRQ.

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 Summary
Fundamental
1. The figure shows two circles with common centre O. AOB and COD are diameters
of the inner circle and outer circle respectively. Prove that ADBC is a parallelogram.

2. In the figure, ABCD is a square and ∆ADE is an equilateral triangle.

Find the values of x and y.

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3. In the figure, ABCD is a rhombus of area 72 cm2. The diagonals AC and BD intersect
at O, where AO = x cm and OD = 2x cm. Find the length of AD.
(Leave your answer in surd form.)

*4. In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram. ∠ABF =∠EDC. Prove that BEDF is a

parallelogram.

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Intermediate

*1. In the figure, ABCD is a parallelogram. EFB is the angle bisector of ∠ABC.

Prove that AE = DC.

*2. In the figure, ABCD is a square and ∆AEB is an equilateral triangle.

(a) Prove that ∆AED ≅ ∆BEC.

(b) Find the value of x.

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*3. In the figure, ABDE is an isosceles trapezium and ACDE is a rhombus.
If BC = 10 cm and CD = 13 cm, find the area of trapezium ABDE.

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 MC Questions

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 IGCSE Past Paper
2010
October/November 2010/23

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