UNDERSTANDING SHAPES

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CLASS M3

1.Fill in the blanks.

a. If an angle of rhombus is 900, the rhombus is a _____________.
b. The only parallelogram with only one pair of parallel sides is ________________.
c. A kite has _______________________________________.
d. A special type of rhombus is called a ____________________.

2.In a parallelogram WXYZ,

i. ∠ W = ( 2x + 20 )0 ; ∠ Y = ( 3x -30 )0 . Find the value of x.
ii. ∠ Y = ( 3y )0 ; ∠ Z = ( 2y + 15 )0 . Find the value of y

3. The points of intersection of the diagonals of a quadrilateral divides its one diagonal in
the ratio 2: 3. Is it a parallelogram? Justify your answer.

4. In the Fig. ABCD is a quadrilateral in which ∠ ABC = ∠ ADC = 900, DBC =600 and
∠ BDA = 400. Find the measure of ∠ BAD and ∠ BCD.
A

D B

5. In the fig. ABCD, AODF and BOCE are parallelograms. If ∠ DAC = 750 and ∠ DBC
=350, find the measures of the angles of ∆ ADF and ∆ BCE .

A B

F E

D C

6.The diagonals of a quadrilateral are of lengths 6 cm and 8 cm .If the diagonals bisect each
other at right angles, is it a rhombus? Give reason. If yes, also find the side of the rhombus.
7. In the fig. the bisectors of ∠ C and ∠ D meet at E. If ∠ A = 300 and ∠ B =1000 then find
the measure of ∠ CED.
C D

300 1000
A B

8. The diagonals of a rectangle intersect at O. If ∠ AOB = 540, find ∠ ODA.

9. Construct a quadrilateral ABCD in which AB = 4 cm, AD = 5 cm ∠ A= 600, ∠ B= ∠ D =

900.

10. Construct a quadrilateral PQRS such that PQ =RS=7.3 cm ∠ Q =600, QR = 5cm and
∠ R=1350.

11. Construct a quadrilateral PQRS such that PQ = 5 cm , QR = 4m ∠SRQ= 450

∠RQP =450 and ∠ QP S =1200.

12. Construct a quadrilateral PLAY, given that , PL = 5.3 cm, PY = 2.9 cm ∠ P=700,
∠ Q=950 and ∠ R=850.