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Worksheet: quadrilaterals — test preparation

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Summary

In a convex quadrilateral the angles add up to 360 degrees, and a parallelogram has parallel and equal opposite sides, equal opposite angles and diagonals that bisect each other. The midline joins the midpoints of two sides of a triangle and equals half the third side. The worksheet trains all of this on three levels.

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The problems are grouped on the three levels from “What I need to know for the test”. For each problem draw a figure and always write down the property you use.

Basic level

  1. The convex quadrilateral $ABCD$ has $\sphericalangle A = 75{^\circ}$ and $\sphericalangle B = 105{^\circ}$, and angle $C$ is $20{^\circ}$ larger than angle $D$. Find the measures of angles $C$ and $D$.

  2. In the figure below, $ABCD$ is a parallelogram, $AC \cap BD = \{ O\}$, $AB = 9\text{ cm}$, $AD = 7\text{ cm}$, $\sphericalangle DAB = 58{^\circ}$, $AO = 7\text{ cm}$ and $OD = 4\text{ cm}$. Using the data in the figure, write A in the box if the statement is true or F if it is false.

    The parallelogram ABCD with diagonals meeting at O: AB = 9 cm, AD = 7 cm, angle DAB of 58°, AO = 7 cm and OD = 4 cm
    Statement A / F
    a) $CD = 9\text{ cm}$
    b) $BC = 9\text{ cm}$
    c) $P_{ABCD} = 16\text{ cm}$
    d) $\sphericalangle BCD = 58{^\circ}$
    e) $\sphericalangle ABC = 58{^\circ}$
    f) $OB = 4\text{ cm}$
    g) $AC = 14\text{ cm}$
    h) $AC = BD$
  3. The diagonals of the convex quadrilateral $ABCD$ meet at the point $O$. Decide, in each case, whether $ABCD$ is a parallelogram and justify your answer.

    a) $OA = OC = 5\text{ cm}$ and $OB = OD = 3\text{ cm}$;

    b) $OA = OC = 5\text{ cm}$, $OB = 3\text{ cm}$ and $OD = 4\text{ cm}$.

    c) In the case at point a), knowing that $AB = 7\text{ cm}$, find the length of the side $CD$.

  4. In the triangle $ABC$, the points $M$ and $N$ are the midpoints of the sides $AB$ and $AC$ respectively.

    a) If $MN = 4,5\text{ cm}$, calculate the length of the side $BC$. What is the position of the lines $MN$ and $BC$?

    b) If $MN + BC = 18\text{ cm}$, calculate the lengths of the segments $MN$ and $BC$.

Consolidation level

  1. The measures of the angles $A$, $B$, $C$ and $D$ of the convex quadrilateral $ABCD$ are directly proportional to the numbers $4$, $5$, $4$ and $5$ respectively.

    a) Find the measures of the angles of the quadrilateral.

    b) Show that the quadrilateral $ABCD$ is a parallelogram.

  2. The perimeter of the parallelogram $ABCD$ is $48\text{ cm}$, and the side $AB$ is $6\text{ cm}$ longer than the side $BC$.

    a) Calculate the lengths of the sides of the parallelogram.

    b) Knowing that angle $BAD$ is $40{^\circ}$ smaller than angle $ABC$, find the measures of the angles of the parallelogram.

  3. In the triangle $ABC$, the points $M$, $N$ and $P$ are the midpoints of the sides $AB$, $AC$ and $BC$ respectively. The lengths of the sides $AB$, $BC$ and $AC$ are directly proportional to the numbers $3$, $4$ and $5$ respectively, and the perimeter of the triangle $MNP$ is $18\text{ cm}$.

    a) Calculate the perimeter of the triangle $ABC$.

    b) Calculate the lengths of the sides of the triangle $ABC$ and the lengths of the segments $MN$, $NP$ and $MP$.

Advanced level

  1. The measures of the angles $A$, $B$, $C$ and $D$ of the convex quadrilateral $ABCD$ are inversely proportional to the numbers $4$, $4$, $6$ and $3$ respectively.

    a) Find the measures of the angles of the quadrilateral $ABCD$.

    b) Say which two sides of the quadrilateral are parallel and justify.

    c) Is $ABCD$ a parallelogram? Justify your answer.

  2. In the parallelogram $ABCD$, $AB = 12\text{ cm}$ and $AD = 7\text{ cm}$. On the side $CD$ consider the point $E$ such that $DE = 7\text{ cm}$.

    a) Show that $\sphericalangle DAE \equiv \sphericalangle DEA$.

    b) Show that the ray $AE$ is the bisector of angle $BAD$.

    c) Calculate the length of the segment $EC$ and, knowing that $\sphericalangle ADC = 110{^\circ}$, find the measure of angle $EAB$.

  3. In the triangle $ABC$, the points $M$ and $N$ are the midpoints of the sides $AB$ and $AC$ respectively. On the ray $MN$ consider the point $D$ such that $N$ is the midpoint of the segment $MD$.

    a) Show that the quadrilateral $MBCD$ is a parallelogram.

    b) Show that the quadrilateral $AMCD$ is a parallelogram.

    c) Knowing that $AB = 10\text{ cm}$ and $BC = 14\text{ cm}$, calculate the perimeter of the parallelogram $MBCD$.

Frequently asked questions

How can I tell that a quadrilateral is a parallelogram?

A convex quadrilateral is a parallelogram when its opposite sides are parallel in pairs. It is also a parallelogram when the opposite sides are equal in pairs, when the diagonals bisect each other, or when two opposite sides are both parallel and equal. Any one of these gives all the other properties too.

What is the midline of a triangle?

The segment joining the midpoints of two sides of the triangle; it runs parallel to the third side and equals half of it. That is why the triangle formed by the midlines has half the perimeter of the original triangle. The property works both ways: midpoints give parallelism and half-length, and parallelism plus half-length give midpoints.

What is the sum of the angles of a convex quadrilateral?

The sum is 360 degrees, because a diagonal splits the quadrilateral into two triangles, and the angles of each triangle add up to 180 degrees. In a parallelogram the opposite angles are equal and neighbouring angles are supplementary, that is, they add up to 180 degrees. These relations turn angle data into simple equations.