Chapter 6 Angles Related To Rectilinear Figures
Chapter 6 Angles Related To Rectilinear Figures
Chapter 6 Angles Related To Rectilinear Figures
Teaching Examples
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Teaching Example 6.1
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Find the unknown in each of the following figures.
Teaching Example 6.5
(a)
In the figure, C = 20, D = 34 and ABC is a right angle. Find A.
(b)
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Teaching Example 6.2
In the figure, DBC is a straight line. Find x and y.
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Teaching Example 6.7
In the figure, AB = AC and A = 38. Find B.
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Teaching Example 6.3
In the figure, DCB is a straight line. Find x.
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Teaching Example 6.8 Teaching Example 6.12
In △ ABC as shown, AC = BC, AM = MB = 3 cm and ACM = 17. Find x and y. In the figure, ABC and ADE are straight lines, and ABD = DBE = 32. If BD // CE, determine
whether △ BCE is an isosceles triangle.
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Teaching Example 6.9
In the figure, BCD is a straight line, AB = AC = CD and BAC = 48. (2A06A013)
(a) Find ACB. Teaching Example 6.13
(b) Find ADC. In the figure, AEC and BED are straight lines, ADE = 40 and DEC = 100. If AD // BC, determine
whether △ ABC is an equilateral triangle.
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Teaching Example 6.10
The figure shows an equilateral triangle ABC. If ADC = 93, find a and b.
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Teaching Example 6.14
In the figure, ABCDE is a pentagon. Find A.
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Teaching Example 6.11
In the figure, △ ABC is an equilateral triangle. If BD = BE, find DEC.
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Teaching Example 6.15
Find the size of each interior angle of a regular 12-sided polygon.
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Teaching Example 6.16 Teaching Example 6.20
(a) Given that the sum of all interior angles of a polygon is 1620, find the number of sides of the 2
If the sum of all exterior angles of an n-sided convex polygon is of the sum of all its interior angles,
polygon. 3
(b) Given that an interior angle of a regular polygon is 140, find the number of sides of the polygon. find the value of n.
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Teaching Example 6.17 Teaching Example 6.4 (Extra)
The figure shows a pentagon ABCDE, where BA // CD, A = 146, B = 85 and D = 94. In the figure, AEC and BCD are straight lines. Find x.
Find C and E.
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(2A06A018) Teaching Example 6.6 (Extra)
Teaching Example 6.18 In the figure, AD intersects BC at E. If AB // CD, find p and q.
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(2A06A019) Teaching Example 6.8 (Extra)
Teaching Example 6.19 In the figure, QRST is a straight line, PQ = PS, QR = RS, QPR = 41 and PTQ = 33. Find SPT.
Find x and y in the figure.
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Teaching Example 6.9 (Extra) Teaching Example 6.20 (Extra)
In the figure, BEC is a straight line, AB = AE, BAE = 50 and AED = 73. If AD // BC, find a and b. In the figure, ABCDE is a regular pentagon, BAF, FEG and CDG are straight lines and AF = AE.
Determine whether FG is perpendicular to CG and give the reason.
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Teaching Example 6.11 (Extra)
In the figure, CAD = 52 and AB = BC = CA = CD. Find BDC.
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Teaching Example 6.19 (Extra)
Find x in the figure.
Pre-study Questions (2A06B005)
In the following triangle,
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In the following figures, AOC is a straight line. Find x.
(a) (b)
(a) find x,
(2A06B002) (b) classify the triangle according to the sizes of their angles.
In the figure, AOD is a straight line. Find x and y.
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Find the unknowns in the following figure.
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Which of the following sets of angles can be the interior angles of a triangle?
(a) 42, 59, 69 (b) 56, 111, 13
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In the following triangle, (2A06B007)
Find the unknowns in the following figure.
(a) find x,
(b) classify the triangle according to the sizes of their angles.
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In a right-angled triangle ABC, C = 70. If A is smaller than B, find A and B.
(2A06B009) Level 1 Questions
In the figure, AD = AE and BD = DE = CE. ADB and AEC are straight
lines. §6.1 Angles and sides of a Triangle
(a) How many triangles are there in the figure? Name all of them. (2A06C001)
(b) Name all the isosceles triangles in the figure.
Find x in the following figures.
(a) (b)
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Which of the following figures are convex polygons? Which of them are concave polygons?
(a) (b)
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Find x in the following figures.
(a) (b)
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Find x in the following figures.
(a) (b)
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Find y in the following figures.
(a) (b)
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In the figure, ABCD and CEF are straight lines. Find x.
In the figure, ACD and BCE are straight lines. Find x.
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In the figure, ADB is a straight line. Find x.
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In the figure, BDC is a straight line. Find the unknowns.
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In the figure, ADC is a straight line. Find x and y.
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In the figure, BAG and BCH are straight lines. Find the unknown.
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In the figure, AD // BC. Find x and y.
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Find the unknowns in the following figures.
(a) (b)
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Find the unknowns in the following figures. In the figure, BDC is a straight line. Find x and y.
(a) (b)
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Find the unknown in the following figure.
In the following figure, △ ABC is an equilateral triangle. Find the unknowns.
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Find the unknowns in the following figure.
In the following figure, △ ABC is an equilateral triangle. Find the unknowns.
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(2A06C016) Refer to the given figure.
Find the unknown in the following figure. (a) Express c in terms of b.
(b) Hence, find b and c.
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In the following figure, determine whether △ ABC is an isosceles triangle and give the reason.
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Find the unknown in the following figure.
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In the following figure, DBC is a straight line. Determine whether △ ABC is an isosceles triangle and give In the following figure, ABC is a straight line. Name all the isosceles triangles and equilateral triangles
the reason. and give the reason.
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In the following figure, determine whether △ ABC is an equilateral triangle and give the reason. In the figure, ACD is a straight line. Find the unknowns.
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In the following figure, ACD is a straight line. Determine whether △ ABC is an equilateral triangle and Find the unknowns in the following figures.
give the reason.
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In the figure, AB = AE and AC = AD. Prove that △ FBE is an isosceles triangle. In the figure, ABC is a straight line. Find x and y.
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Find the unknowns in the following figures. Find the sum of the exterior angles for each of the following polygons.
(a) A nonagon (b) A 25-sided polygon
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Find the size of each exterior angle of a regular
(a) pentagon, (b) 12-sided polygon.
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§6.2 Angles of a polygon Find the size of each exterior angle of a regular
(a) decagon, (b) 18-sided polygon.
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Find the sum of the interior angles for each of the following polygons. (2A06C040)
(a) A pentagon (b) A 13-sided polygon In the figure, ABCDEFGH is a regular octagon. Find x.
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Find the sum of the interior angles for each of the following polygons.
(a) A heptagon (b) A 22-sided polygon
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Find the unknowns in the following figures.
(a) (b)
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Find the unknown in the following figure.
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Find the size of each interior angle of a regular
(a) octagon, (b) 18-sided polygon.
(2A06C043) Level 2 Questions
Find the unknown in the following figure.
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In the figure, BCDE and AFD are straight lines. Find x and y.
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Find the unknown in the following figure.
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In the figure, ABC, CDF and EFA are straight lines. Find x.
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Find the unknowns in the following figure.
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In the figure, ABR and SCB are straight lines. Find the unknowns.
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In the figure, BDE and ADC are straight lines. Find the unknowns.
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In the figure, PQRS and VRT are straight lines, UQ // VT and PQU = 87. Find y. In the figure, BCD is a straight line and ACD is an equilateral triangle. Find x.
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In the figure, ADC is a straight line. Find x.
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Find the unknown in the following figure.
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Find the unknowns in the following figures.
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In the figure, AEDC is a straight line. If DCB = 21°, find ABE.
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Find the unknowns in the following figure.
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Refer to the given figure.
(a) Express y in terms of x.
(b) Hence, find x and y.
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In the figure, ABCD is a square. Find the unknowns. In the following figure, ABDE is a straight line. Name all the isosceles triangles and equilateral triangles
and give the reasons.
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(2A06D015) In the figure, ODA, OGFC, OEB and DGE are straight lines. It is given that
In the figure, ABCD is a square. Find the unknowns. OD = OE and ADF = BEF. Is △ FDE an isosceles triangle? Give the
reason.
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In the figure, ADE and BEC are straight lines. It is given that AB = AC,
BAD = CAD and BDE = CDE.
(a) Is △ DBC an isosceles triangle? Give the reason.
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In △ ABC as shown, AB = AC, CE and BD intersect at O and (b) If BAD = 30, is △ ABC an equilateral triangle? Give the reason.
A = 40. Find a, b and c.
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In △ ADF as shown, BC // DF, EC // DA, EB // FA, AD = AF = 8 cm and
CF = 4 cm.
(a) Find AC, BE and CE.
(2A06D017) (b) Name all the isosceles triangles in the figure. Give the reason.
In the figure, △ ABC is an equilateral triangle. D is a point on BC such that
AD = AE. AC and DE intersect at F. If BAD = 15 and DAE = 70, find
(a) ADE, (2A06D022)
(b) DAC, In the figure, AE and CD intersect at B. △ BDE is an equilateral triangle.
(c) CDF. It is given that AC // DE, AC = 12 cm and DE = 24 cm.
(a) Is △ ABC an equilateral triangle? Give the reason.
(b) Find AE.
§6.2 Angles of a polygon (2A06D027)
In the figure, PAB, TBCR and QCDS are straight lines. Find x.
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Find the unknown in the following figure.
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Find the unknowns in the following figure.
In the figure, BAG and EFGH are straight lines. Find a and b.
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In the figure, ABCDE is a pentagon, ED // BC and CDE = 45. Find x and y.
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Find the number of sides of the polygon if its sum of the interior angles is
(a) 1260, (b) 3240.
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Find the number of sides of a regular polygon if its interior angle is
(2A06D026) (a) 135, (b) 165.6.
In the figure, DEF is a straight line. Find x and y.
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In a pentagon ABCDE, A = 160, B = A – x, C = B – x, D = C – x and E = D – x. Find x.
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(a) Find the size of each interior angle of a regular hexagon.
(b) In the figure, ABCDEF is a regular hexagon and CF // DE. Find
(i) EDF,
(ii) BCF.
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Find the number of sides of a regular polygon if its exterior angle is The figure shows a regular hexagon ABCDEF. Show that △ ACE is an equilateral triangle.
3
(a) 45, (b) 21 .
17
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If the sum of the interior angles of a polygon is greater than the sum of its exterior angles by 1260, find
the number of sides of the polygon.
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In the figure, ABCDEF is a hexagon.
If the sum of the exterior angles of a regular polygon is two-third of the sum of its interior angles, find the
(a) Find p + q.
size of each exterior angle.
(b) Suppose GC and GD are angle bisectors of BCD and CDE
(2A06D036) respectively. Find CGD.
If an interior angle of a regular n-sided polygon is greater than its exterior angle by 60, find
(a) the value of n,
(b) the size of each exterior angle.
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If the size of an interior angle of a regular n-sided polygon is ten times that of an exterior angle, find
(a) the value of n,
(b) the size of each interior angle.
(Leave your answer in fraction.)
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If an interior angle of a regular polygon is 11 times its exterior angle, find the number of sides of the
regular polygon.
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If three times of an exterior angle of a regular polygon is 20° less than its interior angle, find the number
of sides of the regular polygon.
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In the figure, PQRST is a pentagon. BQRC, DST, ETP and APQ are
straight lines.
(a) Find y.
(b) Is AQ parallel to TD? Give the reason.
Level 3 Questions (2A06E004)
In the figure, BCD is a straight line. EC = ED and BE bisects AEC.
(2A06E001) (a) Show that △ CEB is an isosceles triangle.
(b) If BAE = 60°, show that △ ECD is an equilateral triangle.
In △ VQS as shown, PS and RT intersect at U. PR and PS are the angle
bisectors of QRT and QST respectively. It is given that △ PQR is an
equilateral triangle and RPS = 35. (2A06E005)
(a) Find RTS. In the figure, ABCDE is a regular pentagon, BD and CE intersect at F.
(b) Determine whether each of the following is true and give the reason. (a) Find x, y and z.
(i) QV // RT (b) (i) Find AEF.
(ii) RP // SV (ii) Hence, is AE parallel to BF? Give the reason.
(iii) PS RT
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(2A06E002) In the figure, ABCD is a square, △ ADE is an equilateral triangle and BD
Refer to the given figure. intersects CE at M. Find the four interior angles of quadrilateral ABME.
(a) Find a + b + c + d + e.
(b) If △ AHG △ DFG, GB = GC, AGD = 120 and CFD = 75,
(i) find a, b, c, d and e,
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It is given that a and b are the interior angle and the exterior angle of an n-sided regular polygon respectively.
(a) Express a and b in terms of n.
(a) Find x.
(b) If 7b = 2a, find n.
(b) Name all the isosceles triangles and equilateral triangles in the figure.
(c) Find a and b.
(2A06E009) Multiple Choice Questions
In Fig. (1), ABCDEFGH is a regular octagon.
(a) Find x. (2A06F001)
(b) Hence, find y in the Fig. (2). In the figure, find x.
A. 6
B. 7
C. 8
D. 9
(2A06F002)
In the figure, find x.
A. 25
B. 26
Fig. (1) Fig. (2) C. 27
D. 28
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Referring to the figure, which of the following is NOT a possible pair of x and y?
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A. x = 100, y = 140
B. x = 56, y = 184
C. x = 175, y = 65
D. x = 129, y = 101
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Referring to the figure, which of the following(s) is / are NOT true?
I. △ABC is an equilateral triangle.
II. AC = BC
III. x = 33
A. I only
B. III only
C. I and II only
D. II and III only
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Referring to the figure, which of the following is true? In the figure, PRS is a straight line. Find y.
A. a+b=d–c A. 120
B. a+b=c+d B. 140
C. a–b=d–c C. 150
D. a–b=c+d D. 160
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In the figure, which of the following MUST be correct? In the figure, find x.
A. a + b + c = 180° A. 36
B. a+b=c B. 41
C. a=b C. 56
D. c = 90° D. 59
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In the figure, AB = AC. Find ABE. In the figure, find QPS.
A. 20 A. 50
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B. 40 B. 60
C. 50 C. 70
D. 70 D. 80
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In the figure, find a + b + c + d + e. (2A06F013)
A. 150 In the figure, YPQ is a straight line. Find a.
B. 180 A. 48
C. 270 B. 50
D. 360 C. 52
D. 54
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In △ABC as shown, which of the following MUST be true? (2A06F014)
A. ACB = 150 In the figure, △ABC is an equilateral triangle. Find b.
B. AB = BC A. 30
C. x = 30 B. 60
D. AB = AC C. 90
D. 120
(2A06F015) (2A06F019)
In the figure, EB bisects ABC and EC bisects BCD. Find BEC. In the figure, SQ is the angle bisector of PQR.
A. 45 Which of the following MUST be correct?
B. 60 I. △PQS is an isosceles triangle.
II. △QSR is an isosceles triangle.
C. 90
III. △PQR is an isosceles triangle.
D. 120
A. I only
B. II only
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C. II and III only
In the figure, AC = CD and AB = AE. Which of the following(s) is/are equilateral triangle(s)?
D. None of the above
I. △ACD
II. △ACE
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III. △AEB In the figure, ABC is an isosceles triangle where AB = AC and BD = DC.
A. I only
Which of the following MUST be true?
B. II only
I. ADB = 90°
C. I and III only
II. BAD =CAD
D. II and III only III. BAC = 60°
(2A06F017) A. I only
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(2A06F024) (2A06F029)
Find m in the figure. Given that the sum of the all interior angles and all the exterior angles of a polygon is 1260, find the
A. 128 number of sides of the polygon.
B. 136 A. 6
C. 224 B. 7
D. 242 C. 8
D. 9
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In the figure, find a + b + c + d + e + f. (2A06F030)
A. 360 In the figure, ABCDEFGHIJK is a regular dodecagon (12-sided polygon) and
B. 540 HIJK is a square. If GH and HI are the sides of another n-sided regular polygon,
C. 630 find the value of n.
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D. 720 A. 5
(2A06F026) B. 6
If the sum of the interior angles of an n-sided polygon is three times that of a triangle, then n = C. 8
A. 4. D. 10
B. 5.
C. 6.
D. 7.
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The size of each exterior angle of a regular 30-sided polygon is
A. 12.
B. 30.
C. 60.
D. 168.
5. In the figure, ACEF and BCD are straight lines.
2A Chapter 6 Quiz Find y.
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Section A (10 marks)
(Working steps are NOT required in this section.)
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4. In the figure, ABC, CDF, BDE and AFE are straight lines.
Find BDF.
10. Find x in the figure.
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Section B (20 marks) 12. In the figure, ABCD is a square and △CDE is an equilateral triangle.
(Write your mathematical expressions, answers and statements/conclusions in the spaces provided.) (a) Find AED.
(b) Determine whether △AEB is an isosceles triangle.
11. In the figure, EDC is a straight line.
(a) Find BAC.
(b) Is DC parallel to AB? Give the reason.
(5 marks)
(5 marks)
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13. In the figure, ABCHI is a regular pentagon and CDEFGH is a regular 14. In the figure, ABCDE is a regular pentagon.
hexagon. (a) Is △ ACD an isosceles triangle? Give the reason.
(a) Find the sum of interior angles of the polygon ABCDEFGHI. (b) Find CAD.
(b) Find BCD.
(5 marks)
(5 marks)
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