Practice

Polygons and Geometrical Constructions

1. Find the value of the unknown angle in each of the following triangles.

2. Find the value of x in the figure below.

3. Find the value of the unknown angle in each of the following quadrilaterals.
(a)

(c)

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4. Find the unknown angles marked x and y in each of the following figures.

5. (a) Find the value of each interior angle of a regular 12-gon.

(b) The sum of the interior angles of a regular polygon is 2160o. Find
(i)
(ii)

the number of sides the polygon has,

the value of each exterior angle.

(c) In an irregular octagon, all interior angles are each 133o except for one unknown
angle. Find the value of the unknown interior angle.
6. The exterior angles of a pentagon are (2x 30)o, (2x 20)o, (3x 15)o, (x + 35)o and 110o.
Find
(a) the value of x,
(b) the largest exterior angle,
(c) the largest interior angle.
7. Using a pair of compasses, a ruler and a protractor, construct ABC with AB = 3 cm, BC
= 4 cm and AC = 6 cm.
8. Using a pair of compasses, a ruler and a protractor, construct ABC with CAB = 50o,
ABC = 60o and AB = 5 cm.
9. Using a pair of compasses, a ruler and a protractor, construct ABC with AB = 5 cm, AC
= 4 cm and BAC = 60o.
10. Using a pair of compasses, a ruler and a protractor, construct a quadrilateral ABCD such
that AB = 8 cm, BC = 9.5 cm, AD = CD = 6.4 cm and ABC = 62o.
(a) Measure and write down BCD.
(b) Construct the angle bisector of ADC.
(c) Construct the perpendicular bisector of AB.

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