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Understanding Shapes-iii (special Types Of Quadrilaterales)

Class 8th Mathematics RD Sharma Solution
Exercise 17.1
  1. Given below is a parallelogram ABCD. Complete each statement along with the…
  2. The following figures are parallelograms. Find the degree values of the…
  3. Can the following figures be parallelograms? Justify your answer.…
  4. In the adjacent figure HOPE is a parallelogram. Find the angle measures x, y…
  5. In the following figures GUNS and RUNS are parallelograms. Find x and y.…
  6. In the following figure RISK and CLUE are parallelograms. Find the measure of…
  7. Two opposite angles of a parallelogram are (3x- 2) and (50 -x). Find the…
  8. If an angle of a parallelogram is two-third of its adjacent angle, find the…
  9. The measure of one angle of a parallelogram is 70. What are the measures of the…
  10. Two adjacent angles of a parallelogram are as 1 : 2. Find the measures of all…
  11. In a parallelogram ABCD, D= 135, determine the measure of A andB.…
  12. ABCD is a parallelogram in which A = 70. Compute B, C and D.
  13. The sum of two opposite angles of a parallelogram is 130. Find all the angles…
  14. All the angles of a quadrilateral are equal to each other. Find the measure of…
  15. Two adjacent sides of a parallelogram are 4 cm and 3 cm respectively. Find its…
  16. The perimeter of a parallelogram is 150 cm. One of its sides is greater than…
  17. The shorter side of a parallelogram is 4.8 cm and the longer side is half as…
  18. Two adjacent angles of a parallelogram are (3x-4) and (3x+10). Find the angles…
  19. In a parallelogram ABCD, the diagonals bisect each other at O. If ABC =30,…
  20. Find the angles marked with a question mark shown in Fig. 17.27
  21. The angle between the altitudes of a parallelogram, through the same vertex of…
  22. In Fig. 17.28, ABCD and AEFG are parallelograms. If C =55, what is the measure…
  23. In Fig. 17.29, BDEF and DCEF are each a parallelogram. Is it true that BD=DC?…
  24. In Fig. 17.29, suppose it is known that DE = DF. Then, is ABC isosceles? Why…
  25. Diagonals of parallelogram ABCD intersect at O as shown in Fig. 17.30. XY…
  26. In Fig. 17.31, ABCD is a parallelogram, CE bisects C andAF bisects A. In each…
  27. Diagonals of a parallelogram ABCD intersect at O. AL and CM are drawn…
  28. Points E and F lie on diagonals AC of a parallelogram ABCD such that AE = CF.…
  29. In a parallelogram ABCD, AB = 10cm, AD = 6 cm. The bisector of A meets DC in…
Exercise 17.2
  1. Which of the following statements are true for a rhombus? (i) It has two pairs…
  2. Fill in the blanks, in each of the following, so as to make the statement true:…
  3. The diagonals of a parallelogram are not perpendicular. Is it a rhombus? Why or…
  4. The diagonals of a quadrilateral are perpendicular to each other. Is such a…
  5. ABCD is a rhombus. If ACB = 40, find ADB.
  6. If the diagonals of a rhombus are 12 cm and 16 cm, find the length of each…
  7. Construct a rhombus whose diagonals are of length 10 cm and 6 cm.…
  8. Draw a rhombus, having each side of lengfth 3.5 cm and one of the angles as 40.…
  9. One side of a rhombus is of length 4 cm and the length of an altitude is 3.2…
  10. Draw a rhombus ABCD, if AB = 6 cm and AC = 5 cm.
  11. ABCD is a rhombus and its diagonals intersect at O. (i) Is BOCDOC? State the…
  12. Show that each diagonal of a rhombus bisects the angle through which it…
  13. ABCD is a rhombus whose diagonals interesct at O. If AB=10 cm, diagonal BD =…
  14. The diagonal of a quadrilateral are of lengths 6 cm and 8 cm. If the diagonals…
Exercise 17.3
  1. Which of the following statements are true for a rectangle? (i) It has two…
  2. Which of the following statements are true for a square? (i) It is a rectangle.…
  3. Fill in the blanks in each of the following, so as to make the statement true :…
  4. A window frame has one diagonal longer then the other. Is the window frame a…
  5. In a rectangle ABCD, prove that ACB CAD.
  6. The sides of a rectangle are in the ratio 2 : 3, and its perimeter is 20 cm.…
  7. The sides of a rectangle are in the ratio 4 : 5. Find its sides if the…
  8. Find the length of the diagonal of a rectangle whose sides are 12 cm and 5 cm.…
  9. Draw a rectangle whose one side measures 8 cm and the length of each of whose…
  10. Draw a square whose each side measures 4.8 cm.
  11. Identify all the quadrilaterals that have:
  12. Explain how a square is (i) a quadrilateral? (ii) a parallelogram? (iii) a…
  13. Name the quadrilaterals whose diagonals: (i) bisect each other (ii) are…
  14. ABC is a right angled triangle and O is the mid-point of the side opposite to…
  15. A mason has made a concrete slab. He needs it to be rectangular. In what…

Exercise 17.1
Question 1.

Given below is a parallelogram ABCD. Complete each statement along with the definition or property used.

(i) AD = (ii) ∠DCB=

(iii) OC = (iv) ∠DAB+ ∠CDA =



Answer:

(i) AD = BC [In a parallelogram diagonals bisect each other]


(ii) ∠DCB = ∠BAD [alternate interior angles are equal]


(iii) OC = OA [In a parallelogram diagonals bisect each other]


(iv) ∠DAB+ ∠CDA = 180° [Sum of adjacent angles in a parallelogram is 180°]



Question 2.

The following figures are parallelograms. Find the degree values of the unknowns x, y, z.



Answer:

(i) ∠ABC =Y = 100° [In a parallelogram opposite angles are equal]

x +Y = 180° [In a parallelogram sum of the adjacent angles is equal to 180°]


x + 100° = 180°


x = 180°-100°


x = 80°


x =z = 80° [In a parallelogram opposite angles are equal]


(ii) ∠PSR +Y = 180° [In a parallelogram sum of the adjacent angles is equal to 180°]


Y + 50° = 180°


Y = 180°-50°


Y = 130°


x =Y = 130° [In a parallelogram opposite angles are equal]


PSR =PQR = 50° [In a parallelogram opposite angles are equal]


PQR +Z = 180° [Linear pair]


50° +Z = 180°


Z = 180°-50°


Z = 130°


(iii) In ΔPMN


MPN +PMN +PNM = 180° [Sum of all the angles of a triangle is 180°]


30° + 90° +z = 180°


z = 180°-120°


z = 60°


y =z = 60° [In a parallelogram opposite angles are equal]


z = 180°-120° [In a parallelogram sum of the adjacent angles is equal to 180°]


z = 60°


z +NML = 180° [In a parallelogram sum of the adjacent angles is equal to 180°]


60° + 90°+ ∠x = 180°


x = 180°-150°


x = 30°


(iv) ∠x = 90° [vertically opposite angles are equal]


In ΔDOC


x +y + 30° = 180° [Sum of all the angles of a triangle is 180°]


90° + 30° +y = 180°


y = 180°-120°


y = 60°


y =z = 60° [alternate interior angles are equal]


(v) ∠x +POR = 180° [In a parallelogram sum of the adjacent angles is equal to 180°]


x + 80° = 180°


x = 180°-80°


x = 100°


y = 80° [In a parallelogram opposite angles are equal]


QRS =x = 100°


QRS +Z = 180° [Linear pair]


100° +Z = 180°


Z = 180°-100°


Z = 80°


(vi) ∠y = 112° [In a parallelogram opposite angles are equal]


y +TUV = 180° [In a parallelogram sum of the adjacent angles is equal to 180°]


z + 40° + 112° = 180°


z = 180°-152°


z = 28°


z =x = 28° [alternate interior angles are equal]



Question 3.

Can the following figures be parallelograms? Justify your answer.



Answer:

(i) No, In a parallelogram opposite angles are equal.


(ii) Yes, In a parallelogram opposite sides are equal and parallel.


(iii) No, In a parallelogram diagonals bisect each other.



Question 4.

In the adjacent figure HOPE is a parallelogram. Find the angle measures x, y and z. State the geometrical truths you use to find them.



Answer:

HOP + 70° = 180° [Linear pair]


HOP = 180°-70°


HOP = 110°


HOP =x = 110° [In a parallelogram opposite angles are equal]


x +z + 40° = 180° [In a parallelogram sum of the adjacent angles is equal to 180°]


110° +z + 40° = 180°


z = 180° - 150°


z = 30°


z +y = 70°


y + 30° = 70°


y = 70°- 30°


y = 40°



Question 5.

In the following figures GUNS and RUNS are parallelograms. Find x and y.



Answer:

(i) 3y – 1 = 26 [In a parallelogram opposite sides are of equal length]


3y = 26 + 1


Y =


Y = 9 units


3x = 18 [In a parallelogram opposite sides are of equal length]


x =


x = 6 units


(ii) y – 7 = 20 [In a parallelogram diagonals bisect each other]


y = 20 + 7


Y = units


x-y = 16 [In a parallelogram diagonals bisect each other]


x -27 = 16


x = 16 + 27 = 43 units



Question 6.

In the following figure RISK and CLUE are parallelograms. Find the measure of x.



Answer:

In parallelogram RISK


SKR +ISK = 180° [In a parallelogram sum of the adjacent angles is equal to 180°]


120° +ISK = 180°


ISK = 180° - 120°


z = 60°


In parallelogram CLUE


UEC =z = 70° [In a parallelogram opposite angles are equal]


In ΔEOS


70° +x + 60° = 180° [Sum of angles of a triangles is 180°]


x = 180° - 130°


x = 50°



Question 7.

Two opposite angles of a parallelogram are (3x - 2)° and (50 - x)°. Find the measure of each angle of the parallelogram.


Answer:

We know that opposite angles of a parallelogram are equal.


Therefore (3x - 2)° = (50 - x)°


3x - 2° = 50° - x


3x° + x = 50° + 2°


4x = 52°


x =


Measure of opposite angles are: 3x - 2 = 3 × 13°-2 = 37°


(50 - x)° = 50 - 13 = 37°


Sum of adjacent angles = 180°


Other two angles are 180° - 37° = 143° each


Question 8.

If an angle of a parallelogram is two-third of its adjacent angle, find the angles of the parallelogram.


Answer:

Let one of the adjacent angle is x°


Therfore other adjacent angle =


Sum of adjacent angles = 180°







Other angle = 180° - 108° = 72°


Therefore angles of the parallelograms are 72°, 72°, 108° and 108°



Question 9.

The measure of one angle of a parallelogram is 70°. What are the measures of the remaining angles?


Answer:

Let one of the adjacent angle is x°


Therfore other adjacent angle = 70°


Sum of adjacent angles = 180°





Therefore angles of the parallelograms are 70°, 70°, 110° and 110°



Question 10.

Two adjacent angles of a parallelogram are as 1 : 2. Find the measures of all the angles of the parallelogram.


Answer:

Let one of the adjacent angles are x°


Therfore adjacent angles are = x° and 2x°


Sum of adjacent angles = 180°






Other angle = 180° - 60° = 120°


Therefore angles of the parallelograms are 60°, 60°, 120° and 120°



Question 11.

In a parallelogram ABCD,D= 135°, determine the measure of ∠A and∠B.


Answer:

Let one of the adjacent angle ∠D = 135°


Therfore other adjacent angle ∠A = x°


Sum of adjacent angles = 180°




A =



A =C =45° andD =B =135° [Measure of opposite angles of a parallelogram are equal]



Question 12.

ABCD is a parallelogram in which ∠A = 70°. Compute ∠B, ∠C and ∠D.


Answer:


Let one of the adjacent angle ∠A = 70°


Therfore other adjacent angle ∠B = x°


Sum of adjacent angles = 180°




B =


A =C = 70° andD =B =110° [Measure of opposite angles of a parallelogram are equal]



Question 13.

The sum of two opposite angles of a parallelogram is 130°. Find all the angles of the parallelogram.


Answer:

Let one of the adjacent angle ∠A = 130°


Therfore other adjacent angle ∠B = x°


Sum of adjacent angles = 180°




B =



A =C = 130° andD =B =70° [Measure of opposite angles of a parallelogram are equal]



Question 14.

All the angles of a quadrilateral are equal to each other. Find the measure of each. Is the quadrilateral a parallelogram? What special type of parallelogram is it?


Answer:


Let each angle of parallelogram ABCD =


Sum of all the angles = 360°





Therfore each angle of the parallelogram is equal to 90°


Yes, this quadrilateral is a parallelogram. Aparallelogram with each angle equal to 90° is a rectangle.



Question 15.

Two adjacent sides of a parallelogram are 4 cm and 3 cm respectively. Find its perimeter.


Answer:

We know that opposite sides of a parallelogram are equal and parallel.


Perimeter = Sum of all sides


Perimeter = 4 + 3 + 4 + 3 = 14 cm



Question 16.

The perimeter of a parallelogram is 150 cm. One of its sides is greater than the other by 25 cm. Find the length of the sides of the parallelogram.


Answer:

Perimeter of the parallelogram = 150 cm


Let one of the sides = x cm


Other side = (x + 25) cm


We know that opposite sides of a parallelogram are equal and parallel.


Perimeter = Sum of all sides


x + x + 25 + x + x + 25 = 150


4x + 50 = 150


4x = 150 – 50


x =


Therefore sides of the parallelogram are 25 cm and 50 cm.



Question 17.

The shorter side of a parallelogram is 4.8 cm and the longer side is half as much again as the shorter side. Find the perimeter of the parallelogram.


Answer:

Shorter side of the parallelogram = 4.8 cm


Longer side of the parallelogram =


=


We know that opposite sides of a parallelogram are equal and parallel.


Perimeter = Sum of all sides


Perimeter of the parallelogram = 4.8 + 7.2 + 4.8 + 7.2 = 24cm


Therefore perimeter of the parallelogram 24 cm.



Question 18.

Two adjacent angles of a parallelogram are (3x-4)° and (3x+10)°. Find the angles of the parallelogram.


Answer:

We know that sum of the adjacent angles of a parallelogram = 180°


(3x-4)° + (3x+10)° = 180°


3x°- 4° + 3x° + 10° = 180°


6x° = 180°- 6°


x =


Measure of one angle: 3x-4 = 3 × 29°-4 = 83°


Measure of other angle = (3x + 10)°= 3 × 29 + 10 = 97°


Therefore angles of the parallelogram are 83° 83°, 97° and 97°



Question 19.

In a parallelogram ABCD, the diagonals bisect each other at O. If ∠ABC =30°, ∠BDC= 10° and ∠CAB =70°. Find:

DAB, ∠ADC, ∠BCD, ∠AOD, ∠DOC, ∠BOC, ∠AOB, ∠ACD, ∠CAB, ∠ADB, ∠ACB, ∠DBC, and ∠DBA.


Answer:


ABC = ∠ADC = 30° [Measure of opposite angles is equal in a parallelogram]


BDC = 10°………….. given


∠BDA = 30° - 10° = 20°


∠DAB = 180° - 30° = 150°


BCD = ∠DAB = 150° [Measure of opposite angles is equal in a parallelogram]


DBA =BDC = 10° [Alternate interior angles are equal]


In ΔDOC


BDC +ACD +DOC = 180° [Sum of all angles og a triangle is 180°]


10° + 70° +DOC = 180°


DOC = 180°- 80°


DOC = 100°


DOC =AOB = 100° [Vertically opposite angles are equal]


DOC +AOD = 180° [Linear pair]


100° +AOD = 180°


AOD = 180°- 100°


AOD = 80°


AOD =BOC = 80° [Vertically opposite angles are equal]


ABC +BCD = 180° [In a parallelogram sum of adjacent angles is 180°]


30° +ACB +ACD = 180°


30° +ACB + 70° = 180°


ACB = 180° - 100°


ACB = 80°


ACB = ∠ACB = 80° [Alternate interior angles are equal]



Question 20.

Find the angles marked with a question mark shown in Fig. 17.27



Answer:

In ΔBEC


BEC +ECB +CBC = 180° [Sum of angles of a triangle is 180°]


90° + 40° +CBC = 180°


CBC = 180°-130°


CBC =50°


B =D = 50° [Opposite angles of a parallelogram are equal]


A +B = 180° [Sum of adjacent angles of a triangle is 180°]


A + 50° = 180°


A = 180°-50°


A = 130°


In ΔDFC


DFC +FCD +CDF = 180° [Sum of angles of a triangle is 180°]


90° +FCD + 50° = 180°


FCD = 180°-140°


FCD =40°


A =C = 130° [Opposite angles of a parallelogram are equal]


C =FCE +BCE +FCD


DCF + 40° + 40° = 130°


DCF = 130° - 80°


DCF = 50°



Question 21.

The angle between the altitudes of a parallelogram, through the same vertex of an obtuse angle of the parallelogram is 60°. Find the angles of the parallelogram.


Answer:


Given ABCD is a parallelogram in which DP⊥AB and AQ ⊥BC.
Given ∠PDQ = 60°
In quad. DPBQ
∠PDQ + ∠DPB + ∠B + ∠BQD = 360° [Sum of all the angles of a Quad is 360°]
60° + 90° + ∠B + 90° = 360°
∠B = 360° – 240°
Therefore, ∠B = 120°
But ∠B = ∠D = 120° [Opposite angles of parallelogram are equal]
∠B + ∠C = 180° [Sum of adjacent interior angles in a parallelogram is 180°]
120° + ∠C = 180°
∠C = 180° – 120° = 60°
Therefore, ∠A = ∠C = 70° (Opposite angles of parallelogram are equal)



Question 22.

In Fig. 17.28, ABCD and AEFG are parallelograms. If ∠C =55°, what is the measure of ∠F? Figure



Answer:

In parallelogram ABCD


C =∠A = 55° [In a parallelogram opposite angles are equal]


In parallelogram AEFG


A =∠F = 55° [In a parallelogram opposite angles are equal]



Question 23.

In Fig. 17.29, BDEF and DCEF are each a parallelogram. Is it true that BD=DC? Why or why not?



Answer:

In parallelogram BDEF


BD = EF ………..(i) [In a parallelogram opposite sides are equal]


In parallelogram DCEF


DC = EF ………..(ii) [In a parallelogram opposite sides are equal]


From equations (i) and (ii), we get


BD = EF = DC


Hence, BD = DC Proved



Question 24.

In Fig. 17.29, suppose it is known that DE = DF. Then, is ΔABC isosceles? Why or why not?



Answer:

In parallelogram BDEF


BD = EF and BF = DE ……..(i) [In a parallelogram opposite sides are equal]


In parallelogram DCEF


DC = EF and DF = CE ……..(ii) [In a parallelogram opposite sides are equal]


In parallelogram AFDE


AF = DE and DF = AE ……..(ii) [In a parallelogram opposite sides are equal]


Therefore DE = AF =BF ……..(iv)


Similarly: DF = CE = AE …….(v)


But, DE = DF ……given


From equations (iv) and (v), we get


AF + BF = AE + EC


AB = AC


Therefore ΔABC is an isosceles triangle.



Question 25.

Diagonals of parallelogram ABCD intersect at O as shown in Fig. 17.30. XY contains O, and x,Y are points on opposite sides of the parallelogram. Give reasons for each of the following:



Answer:

(i) OB = OD


OB = OD [In a parallelogram diagonals bisect each other]


(ii) ∠OBY =∠ODX [Alternate interior angles are equal]


(iii) ∠BOY= ∠DOX[Vertically opposite angles are equal]


(iv) ΔBOY ≅ ΔDOX


In ΔBOY and ΔDOX


OB = OD [In a parallelogram diagonals bisect each other]


OBY =∠ODX [Alternate interior angles are equal]


BOY= ∠DOX[Vertically opposite angles are equal]


ΔBOY ≅ΔDOX [ASA rule]


Now, state if XY is bisected at O.


Hence OX = OY [Corresponding parts of congruent triangles]



Question 26.

In Fig. 17.31, ABCD is a parallelogram, CE bisects ∠C andAF bisects ∠A. In each of the following, if the statement is true, give a reason for the same.



Answer:

(i) ∠A = ∠C


True,


C =∠A = 55° [In a parallelogram opposite angles are equal]


(ii)FAB=A


True,


AF is the angle bisectoe of angle A


(iii) ∠DCE=C


True,


CE is the angle bisectoe of angle A


(iv) ∠CEB= ∠FAB


True,


C = ∠A [In a parallelogram opposite angles are equal]


[AF and CE are angle bisectors]


(v) CE || AF


True, Since one pair of opposite angles are equal, therefore Quad AEFC is aparallelogram.



Question 27.

Diagonals of a parallelogram ABCD intersect at O. AL and CM are drawn perpendiculars to BD such that L and M lie on BD. Is AL = CM? Why or why not?


Answer:


AL and CM are perpendiculars on diagonal BD.


AL = CM [In a parallelogram length of perpendiculars drawn on diagonal from opposite vertices are equal]



Question 28.

Points E and F lie on diagonals AC of a parallelogram ABCD such that AE = CF. What type of quadrilateral is BFDE?


Answer:


In parallelogram ABCD:


AB = CD……………..(i) [In aparallelogram opposite sides are equal and parallel]


AE = CF…….. (ii) given


On subtracting (ii) from (i)


AB-AE = CD-CF


BE = DF


BE parallel to DF


Therefore quad BFDE is aparallelogram, since one pair of opposite sides are equal and parallel.



Question 29.

In a parallelogram ABCD, AB = 10cm, AD = 6 cm. The bisector of ∠A meets DC in E, AE and BC produced meet at F. Find the length CF.


Answer:


In a parallelogram ABCD


AB = 10 cm, AD = 6 cm
⇒ DC = AB = 10 cm and AD = BC = 6 cm [In a parallelogram opposite sides are equal]
Given that bisector of ∠A intersects DE at E and BC produced at F.
Draw PF || CD
From the figure, CD || FP and CF || DP
Hence PDCF is a parallelogram. [Since one pair of opposite sides are equal and parallel]
AB || FP and AP || BF
⇒ ABFP is also a parallelogram
Consider ΔAPF and ΔABF
∠APF = ∠ABF [Since opposite angles of a parallelogram are equal]
AF = AF (Common side)
∠PAF = ∠AFB (Alternate angles)
ΔAPF ≅ ΔABF (By ASA congruence criterion)
⇒ AB = AP (CPCT)
⇒ AB = AD + DP
= AD + CF [Since DCFP is a parallelogram]
∴ CF = AB – AD
CF = (10 – 6) cm = 4 cm




Exercise 17.2
Question 1.

Which of the following statements are true for a rhombus?

(i) It has two pairs of parallel sides.

(ii) It has two pairs of equal sides.

(iii) It has only two pairs of equal sides.

(iv) Two of its angles are at right angles.

(v) Its diagonals bisect each other at right angles.

(vi) Its diagonals are equal and perpendicular.

(vii) It has all its sides of equal lengths.

(viii) It is a parallelogram.

(ix) It is a quadrilateral.

(x) It can be a square.

(xi) It is a square.


Answer:

(i) True, Rhombus is a parallelogram.


(ii) True, Rhombus has all four sides equal.


(iii) False, Rhombus has all four sides equal.


(iv) False, In rhombus no angle is right angle.


(v) True, in rhombus diagonals bisect each other at right angles.


(vi) False, in rhombus diagonals are of unequal length.


(vii) True, Rhombus has all four sides equal.


(viii) True, Rhombus is a parallelogram since opposite sides equal and parallel.


(ix) True, Rhombus is a quadrilateral since it has four sides.


(x) True, Rhombus becomes square when any one angle is 90°.


(xi) False, Rhombus is never a square. Since in a square each angle is 90°.



Question 2.

Fill in the blanks, in each of the following, so as to make the statement true:

(i) A rhombus is a parallelogram in which _______.

(ii) A square is a rhombus in which _________.

(iii) A rhombus has all its sides of ______ length.

(iv) The diagonals of a rhombus _____ each other at ______ angles.

(v) If the diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other at right angles, then it is a ______.


Answer:

(i) A rhombus is a parallelogram in which opposite sides are equal and parallel.


(ii) A square is a rhombus in which all four sides are equal.


(iii) A rhombus has all its sides of equal length.


(iv) The diagonals of a rhombus bisect each other at right angles.


(v) If the diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other at right angles, then it is a rhombus.



Question 3.

The diagonals of a parallelogram are not perpendicular. Is it a rhombus? Why or why not?


Answer:

No, Diagonals of a rhombus bisect each other at 90°.


A parallelogram is rhombus only when its diagonals bisect each other at right angles.



Question 4.

The diagonals of a quadrilateral are perpendicular to each other. Is such a quadrilateral always a rhombus? If your answer is ‘No’, draw a figure to justify your answer.


Answer:

No it is not always a rhombus.




Question 5.

ABCD is a rhombus. If ∠ACB = 40°, find ∠ADB.


Answer:


In rhombus ABCD


ACB = 40° given


ACB = ∠CAD = 40° [Altermate interior angles are equal]


In ΔAOD


AOD = 90° [In rhombus diagonals bisect eact other at right angles]


AOD + ∠CAD +ADB = 180° [Angle sum property of a triangle]


90° + 40° + ∠ADB = 180°


ADB = 180°-130°


ADB = 50°



Question 6.

If the diagonals of a rhombus are 12 cm and 16 cm, find the length of each side.


Answer:


We know in rhombus diagonals bisect each other at right angle.


In ΔAOB


AO = , BO =


Using pythagorous theorem in ΔAOB


AB2 = AO2 + BO2


AB2 = 62 + 82


AB2 = 36 + 64


AB2 = 100


AB = = 10cm


Therefore each side of a rhombus is 10cm.



Question 7.

Construct a rhombus whose diagonals are of length 10 cm and 6 cm.


Answer:


Steps of Construction:


(i) Draw diagonal AC of length 10 cm.


(ii) Draw perpendicular bisector of AC at point O.


(iii) From point ‘O’ out two arcs of length 3cm to get points B and D.


(iv) Join AD and DC to get rhombus ABCD.



Question 8.

Draw a rhombus, having each side of lengfth 3.5 cm and one of the angles as 40°.


Answer:


Steps of construction:


(i) Draw a line segment AB of length 3.5 cm


(ii) From point A and B draw angles of 40 and 140 respectively.


(iii) From points A and B draw two arcs of length 3.5 cm each is get points D and C.


(iv) Join ABCD to get rhombus ABCD.



Question 9.

One side of a rhombus is of length 4 cm and the length of an altitude is 3.2 cm. Draw the rhombus.


Answer:


Steps of construction:


(i) Draw a line segment of 4 cm


(ii) From point A draw a perpendicular from point A and cut a length of 3.2 cm to get point E.


(iii) From point E and a line parallel to AB.


(iv) From points A and B cut two arcs of length 4 cm on the drawn parallel line to get points D and C.


(v) Join AD and BC to get rhombus ABCD.



Question 10.

Draw a rhombus ABCD, if AB = 6 cm and AC = 5 cm.


Answer:


Steps of construction:


(i) Draw a line segment AB of length 6 cm.


(ii) From point ‘A’ draw an arc of length 5 cm and from point B draw an arc of length 6 cm. Such that both the arcs intersect at ‘C’.


(iii) Join AC and BC.


(iv) From point A draw an arc of length 6 cm and from point C draw an arc of 6cm, so that both the arcs intersect at point D.


(v) Joint AD and DC to get rhombus ABCD.



Question 11.

ABCD is a rhombus and its diagonals intersect at O.

(i) Is ΔBOC≅ΔDOC? State the condruence condition used?

(ii) Also state, if ∠BCO =∠DCO.


Answer:


(i) In ΔBOC and ΔDOC


BO = DO [In a rhombus diagonals bisect each other]


CO = CO Common


BC = CD [All sides of a rhombus are equal]


ΔBOC≅ΔDOC [SSS Congurency]


(ii) ∠BCO =∠DCO from above [corresponding parts of congruent triangles]



Question 12.

Show that each diagonal of a rhombus bisects the angle through which it passes.


Answer:

(i) In ΔBOC and ΔDOC


BO = DO [In a rhombus diagonals bisect each other]


CO = CO Common



BC = CD [All sides of a rhombus are equal]


ΔBOC≅ΔDOC [SSS Congurency]


BCO =∠DCO from above [corresponding parts of congruent triangles]


Hence, each diagonal of a rhombus bisect the angle through which it passes.



Question 13.

ABCD is a rhombus whose diagonals interesct at O. If AB=10 cm, diagonal BD = 16 cm, find the length of diagonal AC.


Answer:


We know in rhombus diagonals bisect each other at right angle.


In ΔAOB


BO =


Using pythagorous theorem in ΔAOB


AB2 = AO2 + BO2


102 = AO2 + 82


100-64 = AO2


AO2 = 36


AO = = 6cm


Therefore length of diagonal AC of rhombus ABCD is 6 × 2 = 12cm.



Question 14.

The diagonal of a quadrilateral are of lengths 6 cm and 8 cm. If the diagonals bisect each other at right angles, what is the length of each side of the quadrilateral?


Answer:


We know in rhombus diagonals bisect each other at right angle.


In ΔAOB


BO =


AO =


Using pythagorous theorem in ΔAOB


AB2 = AO2 + BO2


AB2 = 42 + 32


AB2 = 16 + 9


AB2 = 25


AB = = 6cm


Therefore length of each side of a rhombus ABCD is 5cm.




Exercise 17.3
Question 1.

Which of the following statements are true for a rectangle?

(i) It has two pairs of equal sides.

(ii) It has all its sides of equal length.

(iii) Its diagonals are equal.

(iv) Its diagonals bisect each other.

(v) Its diagonals are perpendicular.

(vi) Its diagonals are perpendicular and bisect each other.

(vii) Its diagonals are equal and bisect each other.

(viii) Its diagonals are equal and perpendicular, and bisect each other.

(ix) All rectangles are squares.

(x) All rhombuses are parallelograms.

(xi) All squares are rhombuses and also rectangles.

(xii) All squares are not parallelograms.


Answer:

(i) True, In a rectangle two pairs of sides are equal.


(ii) False, In a rectangle two pairs of sides are equal.


(iii) True, In a rectangle diagonals are of equal length.


(iv) True, In a rectangle diagonals bisect each other.


(v) False, Diagonals of a rectangle need not be perpendicular.


(vi) False, Diagonals of a rectangle need not be perpendicular. Diagonals only bisect each other.


(vii) True, Diagonals are of equal length and bisect each other.


(viii) False, Diagonals are of equal length and bisect each other. Diagonals of a rectangle need not be perpendicular


(ix) False, In a square all sides are of equal length.


(x) True, All rhombuses are parallelograms, since opposite sides are equal and parallel.


(xi) True, All squares are rhombuses, since all sides are equal in a square and rhombus. All squares are rectangles, since opposite sides are equal and parallel.


(xii) False, All squares are parallelograms, since opposite sides are parallel and equal.



Question 2.

Which of the following statements are true for a square?

(i) It is a rectangle.

(ii) It has all its sides of equal length.

(iii) Its diagonals bisect each other at right angle.

(v) Its diagonals are equal to its sides.


Answer:

(i) True, square is a rectangle, since opposite sides are equal and parallel and each angle is right angle.


(ii) True, In a square all sides are of equal length.


(iii) True, in a square diagonals bisect each other at right angle.


(v) False, in a square diagonals are of equal length. Length of diagonals is not equal to the length of sides



Question 3.

Fill in the blanks in each of the following, so as to make the statement true :

(i) A rectangle is a parallelogram in which ________.

(ii) A square is a rhombus in which __________.

(iii) A square is a rectangle in which ___________.


Answer:

(i) A rectangle is a parallelogram in which opposite sides are parallel and equal.


(ii) A square is a rhombus in which all the sides are of equal length.


(iii) A square is a rectangle in which opposite sides are equal and parallel and each angle is a right angle.



Question 4.

A window frame has one diagonal longer then the other. Is the window frame a rectangle? Why or why not?


Answer:

No, diagonals of a rectangle are of equal length equal.



Question 5.

In a rectangle ABCD, prove that ΔACB ≅ΔCAD.


Answer:


In ΔACB and ΔCAD


AB = CD [Opposite sides of a rectangle are equal]


BC = DA


AC = CA Common


ΔACB ≅ΔCAD (SSS Congurency)



Question 6.

The sides of a rectangle are in the ratio 2 : 3, and its perimeter is 20 cm. Draw the rectangle.


Answer:


ABCD is a rectangle


Let the side is x


Length of rectangle = 3x


Breadth of the rectangle = 2x


Given perimeter of rectangle = 20 cm


Perimeter of the rectangle = 2(length + breadth)


20 = 2(3x + 2x)


10x = 20


x = 2


Therefore Length of the rectangle = 3×2 = 6cm


Therefore breadth of the rectangle = 2×2 = 4cm



Question 7.

The sides of a rectangle are in the ratio 4 : 5. Find its sides if the perimeter is 90 cm.


Answer:

ABCD is a rectangle


Let the side is x


Length of rectangle = 5x


Breadth of the rectangle = 4x


Given perimeter of rectangle = 90 cm


Perimeter of the rectangle = 2(length + breadth)



90 = 2(5x + 4x)


18x = 90


x = 5


Therefore Length of the rectangle = 5×5 = 25cm


Therefore breadth of the rectangle = 4×5 = 20cm



Question 8.

Find the length of the diagonal of a rectangle whose sides are 12 cm and 5 cm.


Answer:

ABCD is a rectangle



In ΔABC using pythagorous theorem,


AC2 = AB2 + BC2


AC2 = 122 + 52


AC2 = 144 + 25


AC2 = 169


AC =


AC = 13cm


Therefore length of diagonal is 13cm.



Question 9.

Draw a rectangle whose one side measures 8 cm and the length of each of whose diagonals is 10 cm.


Answer:


Steps of construction:


(i) Draw a lien segment AB of length 8 cm


(ii) From point ‘A’ draw an arc of length 10 cm.


(iii) From point B draw an angle of 90°, and the arc from point A cuts it at point C.


(iv) Join Ac


(v) From point A draw an angle of 90° and point C drawn an arc of length 8 cm to get point D.


(vi) Join CD and AD to get required rectangle.



Question 10.

Draw a square whose each side measures 4.8 cm.


Answer:


Steps of construction:


(i) Draw a line segment AB of length 4.8 cm.


(ii) From points A and B draw perpendiculars.


(iii) Cut and arc of 4.8 cm from point A and B on the perpendiculars to get point D and C.


(iv) Join DC and AD to get required rectangle.



Question 11.

Identify all the quadrilaterals that have:


Answer:

(i) Four sides of equal length


Rhombus and square are the quadrilaterals that have all four sides of equal length.


(ii) Four right angles


Rectangle and square have all four angles right angles.



Question 12.

Explain how a square is

(i) a quadrilateral?

(ii) a parallelogram?

(iii) a rhombus?

(iv) a rectangle?


Answer:

(i) a quadrilateral?


A square is a quadrilateral because it has four equal sides.


(ii) a parallelogram?


A square is a parallelogram since it has opposite sides equal and parallel.


(iii) a rhombus?


A square is a rhombus because it has all four sides of equal length.


(iv) a rectangle?


A square is a rectangle because its opposite sides are equal and parallel and each angle is right angle.



Question 13.

Name the quadrilaterals whose diagonals:

(i) bisect each other

(ii) are perpendicular bisector of each other

(iii) are equal.


Answer:

(i) bisect each other


In a Parallelogram, rectangle, rhombus and square diagonals bisect each other.


(ii) are perpendicular bisector of each other


In a Rhombus and square diagonals are perpendicular bisector of each other


(iii) are equal.


In a square and rectangle diagonals are of equal length.



Question 14.

ABC is a right angled triangle and O is the mid-point of the side opposite to the right angle. Explain why O is equidistant from A, B, and C.


Answer:


ABC is a right angled triangle. O is the mid point of hypotenuse AC, such that OA = OC


Draw CD||AB and join AD, such that AB = CD and AD = BC


Now quad ABCD is a rectangle, since each angle is a right angle and opposite sides are equal and


parallel.


We know in a rectangle diagonals are of equal length and they bisect each other.


Therefore, AC = BD


And also, AO = OC =BO =OD


Hence, O is equidistant from A, B and C.


Question 15.

A mason has made a concrete slab. He needs it to be rectangular. In what different ways can he make sure that it is rectangular?


Answer:

a. By measuring each angle, because in a rectangle each angle is a right ange.


b. By measuring opposite sides. Since in a rectangle opposite sides are of equal length.


c. By measuring the lengths of diagonals. Since in a rectangle diagonals are of equal length.