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EXERCISE 14A ~
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1· Find the measure of each exterior angle of a regular

(i) pentagon (ii) hexagon (iii) heptagon (iv) decagon
(v) polygon of 15 sides.
2. Is it possible to have a regular polygon each of whose exterior angles is 50°?
3• Find the measure of each interior angle of a regular polygon having
(i) 10 sides (ii) 15 sides.
4. Is it possible to have a regular polygon each of whose interior angles is 100°?
5• What is the sum of all interior angles of a regular
(i) pentagon (ii) hexagon (iii) nonagon (iv) polygon of 12
Sides?
6. What is the number of diagonals in a
(i) heptagon (ii) octagon (ill) polygon of 12 sides?
7· Find the number of sides of a regular polygon whose each exterior angle measures:
(i) 40° (ii) 35° (iii) 72° (iv) 30°
8. In the given figure, find the angle measure x.

9. Find the angle measure x in the given figure.

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EXERCISE 14B

OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
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Tick(✓)
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1. How many diagonals are there in a pentagon?
(a) 5 (b) 7 (c) 6 (d) 10
2. How many diagonals are there in a hexagon?
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(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 9 (d) 10
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I 3. How many diagonals are there in an octagon?
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(a) 8 (b) 16 (c) 18 (d) 20

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I II 4. How many diagonals are there in a polygon having 12 sides?

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(a) 12 (b) 24 (c) 36 (d) 54
5. A polygon has 27 diagonals. How many sides does it have?
11, , l i: i (a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 9 (d) 12
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i angles of a pentago n are xo , (x + 20}°, (x + 40)o, (x + 60)o and (x + 80)o. The s m allest
111e f the pentago n is
I 6· 811gie7~o (b) 680 (c) 780 (d) 850
(a ) sure of each exterior angle of a regular polygon is 400. How many sides does it have?
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(b) 9 (c) 6
wterior angle of a polygon is 108°. How many sides does it have?
(a)h
(d) 10

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sac
(a) 8 (b) 6 (c) 5 (d) 7
wterior angle of a polygon is 135°. How many sides does it have?
sach
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8 (b) 7 (c) 6 Cd) 10
I~aa regular ~olygon , each interior angle is thrice the exterior angle. The numbe r of sides
of
10, we polygon IS
(a) 6 (b) 8 (c) 10 (d) 12
t;" ch mterior angle of a regular decagon
is
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(a) 600 (b) 1200 (c) 1440 (d) 180°

12, The sum of all interior angles of a hexagon is

(a) 6 right Ls (b) 8 right Ls (c) 9 right Ls (d) 12 right Ls
The sum of all interior angles of a regular polygon is 1080°. What is the measur e of
13, each of
its interior angles?
(a) 135° (b) 120° (c) 156° (d) 144°
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HJnt. Each exterior angle= ( 180- ~ )°·
.-. 180 _ 1080 = 360 ⇒ n = 8 .
n n
1 80 0
Each interior angle= ( ~ ) = 135°.

14. The interior angle of a regular polygon exceeds its exterio r angle by 108°. How many sides
does the polygon have?
(a) 16 (b) 14 (c) 12 (d) 10
Hint. Let each exterior angle be x 0
• Then x +(x +108) = 180 ⇒ X =36.
360
n=-=1 0.
36

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 EXERCISE 15
1. Fill in the bla nk s:
(i) A qu ad ril ate ral ha s .... .. sid es.
(ii) A qu ad ril ate ral ha s .... . . angles.
(iii ) A qu ad ril ate ral ha s .. ... . vertices,
no thr ee of which are ... ... .
(iv) A qu ad ril ate ral ha s .... .. dia go na
ls.
(v) A dia go na l . of a qu ad ril ate ral is
a line seg me nt tha t joi ns two .. .... vertices of
qu ad ril ate ral . the
(vi) Th e su m of the an gle s of a qu ad ril
ate ral is .... .. .
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the adjoining figure, ABCD is a quadrilateral.

2 . In
(i) How many pairs of adjacent sides are there? Name them.
(U) How many pairs of opposite sides are there? Name them.
(iii) How many pairs of adjacent angles are there? Name them.
(iv) How many pairs of opposite angles are there? Name them.
(v) How many diagonals are there? Name them.
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3. Prove that the sum of the angles of a quadrilateral is 360°.
4. The three angles of a quadrilateral are 76°, 54 ° and 108°. Find the measure of the
fourth angle.
5. The angles of a quadrilateral are in the ratio 3 : 5 : 7 : 9. Find the measure of each of
these angles.
6. A quadrilateral has three acute angles, each measuring 75°. Find the measure of the
fourth angle.
7. Three angles of a quadrilateral are equal and the measure of the fourth angle is 120°. Find
the measure of each of the equal angles.
8. Two angles of a quadrilateral measure 85° and 75° respectively. The other two angles are
equal. Find the measure of each of these equal angles.
9. In the adjacent figure, the bisectors of LA and LB meet in a point P. ,o--r------.-,c
If LC= 100° and LD = 60°, find the measure of LAPB. 60° 100°
Hint. 60°+100°+LA +LB =360° ⇒ LA+LB =200°
⇒ ..!_LA+..!_LB =100° p
2 2
⇒ LBAP + LABP = 100°.
But, LBAP + LABP + LAPB = 180° (why?)
Now.find LAPB.
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1. lfA, B, c, Darefour points in a plane such that no three of them are collinear and the line segments
AB, BC, CD and DA do not intersect except at their end points, the figure formed by these four line
segments is called a quadrilateral.
2. The sum of the angles of a quadrilateral ts 360°.
 r Parallelogram s

- -0, C ~ From the

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right 110AB • we h ave
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'' AB =A0 +B02

⇒ A0 2 ::::: 2 2
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\ (AB - BO ) = {(I0J 2 - (8)2} cm 2
⇒ AO 36
=✓ == (1 O0 - 64) cm 2 == 36 cm 2
a =2 x AO = (2 x 6Jcm = 12 cm. cm = 6 cm.
AC
(80°

lVe EXERCISE 16A

Af3CD is a parallelog ram in whi h
l, LB, L C and LD. c LA= lloo. Find the measure of each of the angles
rwo adjacent angles of a paralle1ogram are e al Wh .
I :z, wese angles? qu · at 1s the measure of each of
ngle isl 8001 rwo adjacent angles of a parallelogram are in the ratio 4 : 5. Find the measure of each of
3• its angles.

rwo
4· henceadjacent
angles of a parallelogr am
h f are (3 x - 4) and (3x + l 6) Find the value of x and
0 0

find the measure of •

eac o its angles.

6• The sum of two opposite angl es Of a parallelogr am is 130°. Find the measure of each of
gI
1ts an es.
6• rwo sides of a parallelog ram ar e i n th e ratio 5: 3. If its perimeter ts 64 cm, find the lengths
of its sides.
7. The perimeter of a parallelogr am ts 140 cm. If one of the sides is longer than the other by
1O cm, find the length of each of its sides. o c

8. In the adjacent figure, ABCD is a rectangle. If BM and DN are M

perpendicu lars from B and D on AC, prove that ti BMC =ti DNA. Is it
1,find the
true that BM = DN? A 8

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•ectively. Hfllt. In triangles BMC and DNA, we have
BC =DA, LBCM = LDAN (alternate angles} and LDNA = LBMC =90°.
9. In the adjacent figure, ABCD is a parallelogr am and line segments AE O E c
and CF bisect the angles A and C respectivel y. Show that AE II CF.
Hfllt. In triangles ADE and CBF, we have AD = BC, LB = LD
and LDAE = LBCF. [·: LA = LC ⇒ ..!.. LA =..!..LC ⇒ LDAE = LBCF]
2 2

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••• I::,. ADE =I::,. CBF. And therefore. CD - DE = AB - BF. A F B

So, CE =AF.

0
:. AECF is a parallelogra m.
Hence, AE II CF.
B c
10. The lengths of the diagonals of a rhombus are 16 cm and 12 cm respectivel y. 0

Find the length of each of its sides.

11. In the gtven figure ABCD is a square. Find the measure of LCAD.
Hint. DA =DC ⇒ LACD = LDAC = x 0
(say)

Then, x 0 +x 0 +90° = 180° . Find x. A B

l2. The sides of a rectangle are in the ratio 5 : 4 and its perimeter is 90 cm. Find its length and
breadth.
13· Name each of the following parallelog rams.
(i) The diagonals are equal and the adjacent sides are unequal.
(11) The diagonals are equal and the adjacent sides are equal.
(111) The diagonals are unequal and the adjacent sides are equal.
Uv) All the sides are equal and one angle is 60°.
(v) All the sides are equal and one angle is 90°.
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are equal an
d the adjacent sJdes ar
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d which are false?
(vi) AJI the anglr.s an
st nts arc true
14. Whlrli ol Ille following a tcmc ual
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all I grain are eqdicula
(I) The diagonals of a par e o ' r to each other.
(Li) Thr dtagonaJs of a rectangle are perpe n
(Hi) The diagonals of a rhomb us are equal.
rhombtts ts a kite .
(I v) Every
(v) Every rectangle is a square.
(vt) Every square is a parallelogram.
(Vii) Every square ts a rhombus.
(viii) Every rectangle is a parallelogram.
(ix) Every parallelogram is a rectangle.
(x ) Every rhombus is a parallelogram.

EXERCISE 168

OBJECTIVE QUESTIONS
Tick(✓) the correc t answe r in each ofthef ollow ing:
1. The two diagonals are not necessarily equal in a
(a) rectangle (b} square (c) rhomb us (d) isosce les trapezium
length of each side of
2. The lengths of the diagonals of a rhomb us are 16 cm and 12 cm. The
the rhomb us is
(a} 8 cm (b) 9 cm (c) 10 cm (d) 12 cm
value of xis
Two adjacent angles of a parallelogram are (2x + 25) and (3x - 5) • The
0 0

3.
(b) 32 (c) 36 (d) 42
(a} 28
4. The diagonals do not necessarily intersect at right angles in a
(a) parallelogram (b) rectangle (c) rhomb us (d) kite
nal measu res 25 cm
5. The length and breadth of a rectangle are in the ratio 4 : 3. If the diago
then the perimeter of the rectangle is
(a) 56 cm (b) 60 cm (c) 70 cm (d) 80 cm
at
6. The bisectors of any two adjacent angles of a parallelogram inters ect
(b) 45° (c) 60° (d) goo
30°
(a)
7. If an angle of a parallelogram is two-thirds of its adjace
nt angle, the small est angle of the
parallelogram is
(a) 54° (b) 72° (c) 81° (d) 0
108
at th ti .
8. The diagonals do not necessarily bisect the interio r angles e ver ces m a
( ) t
a rec angle (b) square (c} rhom bus (d) all of these

• :~ :quar e ABCD. ABb~ ~2x + ) cm and BC ~ (3x - 5) cm.

9 1 3 Then. the value of x ls
( ) (c) 6 (d) 8
IO. If one angle of a parallelogram is 24° less th
of the parallelogram is an twice th e small est angle then the largest angle
(a) 68° (b) 102° (c) 112° (d) 176°