POLYGONS AND CONSTRUCTION

1. A regular polygon has interior angles of 135 each.

(a) Find the number of sides of the polygon.
(b) What is the special name given to this polygon?






















Ans: (a) [ 2 ]
(b) [ 1 ]

2. PQRSTU is a hexagon. Find
a) the sum of all its interior angles
b) the value of x .


























Ans: (a) ___________ [2]

(b) ___________ [3]







3 The diagram shows a pentagon PQRST. QR is produced to U.
Given that the sum of interior angles of a pentagon is 540
o
, find the value of x
o
.
Hence calculate the value of SRU .
[3]





























4. Each exterior angle in a regular polygon is 30. How many sides does the polygon have?









Ans: [2]
P
T
Q
R
U
S
150
(x 10)
110
115
(3x 5)
5. Given that ABCDEF is a regular hexagon. Find the values of x , y and z .













































Ans: x ___________________
o
[1]

y

___________________
o


[1]

z

___________________
o


[2]




y
x
A
B
E
C
D
F
z


6. Three interior angles of an n-gon are 153
0
, 144
0
and 100
0
. If the remaining interior angles
are each equal to 149
0
, find the value of n. [3]









7. (a) Name the polygon below.


(b) An interior angle of a polygon is (32x 2) and its corresponding exterior
angle is (3x + 7). Find the value of x.














Answer (a) ... [1]
(b) ... [2]
8. A polygon has n sides. If one of its interior angles is 84 and the other remaining interior angles are
each equal to 156 , find the value of n. [3]











9. The sizes of 3 interior angles of a 9-sided polygon are 116, 108 and 130 respectively. The size of
each remaining interior angle of the polygon is x.

(a) Calculate the value of x.

(b) Hence, find the size of the largest exterior angle of the polygon,





















Ans: (a) x =_______________[2]

(b)________________ [1]

10. In a hexagon, 2 of the interior angles are 135 each and another 2 of the exterior angles are
50 each. The remaining interior angles are x each. Find the value of x.





















Answer:
x =
o

[3]

11. In the isosceles triangle ABC, AB = 5 cm and BC = CA = 6 cm.

(a) Construct the triangle ABC in the space below.

(b) Construct the perpendicular bisector of the line AB

(c) Hence, find the area of the triangle ABC




















Answer: (c) cm
2
[1]

A
B
12. (a) Construct such that AB = 5 cm, BC = 6.5 cm, CA = 7.8 cm. [2]
(b) Construct the angle bisector of ACB which cuts AB at P. [2]
(c) Measure and write down the length of AP.



























13. Answer the whole of this question on a sheet of plain paper.
(a) Construct the triangle ABC in which BC = 10 cm, BCA = 110
o
and AC = 5 cm. [2]

(b) Measure and write down the size of ABC . [1]

(c) Construct
(i) the perpendicular bisector of BC, [1]
(ii) the angle bisector of BAC . [1]
























14. (a) Construct and label triangle ABC, where AB = 7.9 cm, BAC 48 and
AC = 4.8 cm. [2]
(b) Measure and write down the length of BC. [1]
(c) Measure and write down the size of ACB . [1]
(d) Construct and label line X, which is equidistant from points B and C of the triangle.
[1]
(e) Construct and label line Y, which splits BAC into 2 equal parts. [1]






























15. Answer the whole of this question on a piece of plain A4 paper.
(a) Using compass and ruler, draw and label ABC in which AB = 14 cm, CAB = 60
o
and
AC = 12 cm. [2]

(b) On your diagram,
(i) construct the angle bisector of ABC, [2]
(ii) construct the perpendicular bisector of AB, [2]
(iii) mark clearly, P, the point where the two bisectors intersect each other, [1]
(iv) measure PAB. [1]






























16. In quadrilateral PQRS, PQ = 8 cm, QR = 8.5 cm, RS = 6.5 cm, PS = 5 cm and QS = 7 cm.
Showing your construction lines clearly, construct
(a) the quadrilateral PQRS using the given line PQ. [2]
(b)(i) the angle bisector of PQR , [1]
(ii) the perpendicular bisector of the line PQ. [1]


Answer: (a) and (b)


























P Q
17. (a) Construct a quadrilateral ABCD such that AB = 9.4 cm, BC = 10.0 cm, AD = 6 cm,
CD = 10.6 cm and DAB = 80. Use the line AB given below and label your diagram clearly. [4]
(b) Construct the perpendicular bisector of AB and the angle bisector of DAB.
Label the point of intersection of the perpendicular bisector and the angle bisector as X.[3]
(c) Write down the length of AX. [1]



























18. Complete this question on the blank piece of paper provided.
Construct a triangle ABC such that AB = 10cm, AC = 6.5cm and
70 BAC .
[ 2 ]
(a) Measure the length of BC.

[ 1 ]
(b) Draw the perpendicular bisector of AC, showing your construction
workings clearly.

[ 2 ]
(c) Label the point G, which is the point of intersection of the
perpendicular bisector drawn in (b) and the line AC.

[ 1 ]
(d) Measure the length of BG.

[ 1 ]
(e) Hence or otherwise, find the area of the triangle ABC. [ 2 ]


















19. (a) Construct a quadrilateral ABCD such that AB = 6 cm, BC = 9.6 cm,
CD = 10 cm, AD = 10.4 cm and angle ABC = 80. [3]

(b) Construct the perpendicular bisector of the line AD and the angle bisector of angle BCD.
[2]

(c) Given that these 2 bisectors meet at T, mark clearly the point T. [1]

(d) Hence, measure and write down the length of BT. [1]

























20. Construct a quadrilateral PQRS such that PQ = 8 cm, QR = 6 cm, 100 PSR ,
RS = 5 cm and PS = 7 cm. [2]

(a) Construct the perpendicular bisector of QR.
(b) Construct the angle bisector of QPS .
(c) M is the point of intersection of the 2 lines constructed in parts (a) and (b).
(i) Measure PMQ .
(ii) What is the length of PM ?






































Answer (a) On diagram [1]

(b) On diagram [1]

(c)(i) PMQ = ... [1]

(ii) PM = ..cm [1]

P Q
P 7 cm S