8th Standard CBSE Syllabus & Materials
8th Standard CBSE
CBSE 8th Social Science Theme D - Factors of Production - New Model Questions Papers Study Material - QB365 Set A
NEW8th Standard CBSE
CBSE 8th Social Science Theme C - Universal Franchise and India's Electoral System - New Model Questions Papers Study Material - QB365 Set A
NEW8th Standard CBSE
CBSE 8th Social Science Theme B - The Rise of the Marathas - New Model Questions Papers Study Material - QB365 Set A
NEW8th Standard CBSE
CBSE 8th Social Science Theme B - Reshaping India's Political Map - New Model Questions Papers Study Material - QB365 Set A
NEW8th Standard CBSE
CBSE 8th Social Science Theme A - Natural Resources and Their Use - New Model Questions Papers Study Material - QB365 Set A
NEW8th Standard CBSE
CBSE 8th Science Keeping Time with Skies - New Model Questions Papers Study Material - QB365 Set A

Published on: 03/10/2019
Understanding Quadrilaterals
Download CBSE Class 8th Standard CBSE Mathematics question papers, sample papers, important questions, and previous year solved papers in PDF format. Get free study materials, NCERT solutions, and exam preparation resources for Class 8th Standard CBSE Mathematics
Questions + Answers key
Take MCQ Mathematics Test

1.
The ratio of exterior angle to interior angle of a regular polygon is 1: 5. Find the number of sides of the polygon.
2.
A rangoli has been drawn on the floor of a school's main gate. Participatent of Class VllI th girls for making rangoli, all bring different types of color from market to colour the rangoli (as shown below), where, ABCD and PORS both are in the shape of a rhombus. Find the radius of semi circle drawn on each side of rhombus ABCD. What type of value depict here?

3.
The diagonals of a rhombus are 8 cm and 15 cm. Find its side.
4.
If two adjacent angles of a parallelogram are in the ratio 3: 7, then find the measure of all the angles of the parallelogram.
5.
PQRS is a rhombus such that perpendicular bisector of PQ passes through the point S. Find the angles of rhombus.
6.
ABCDE is a regular pentagon. The bisector of angle A meets the side CD at M. Find ㄥAMC.
7.
The ratio between exterior angle and interior angle of a regular polygon is 1 : 3. Find the number of sides of the polygon. Also, find each of the interior and exterior angles.
8.
Consider the following parallelograms. Find the values of the unknowns x, y and z.

9.
As before, consider quadrilateral ABCD in adjoining figure. Let P be any point in its interior. Join P to vertices A, B, C and D. In the given figure, consider ΔPAB. From this, we see x= 180°- mㄥ2 - mㄥ3; similarly from ΔPBC, y = 1800- mㄥ4 - mㄥ5; from ΔPCD, z = 180° - mㄥ6 - mㄥ7 and from ΔPDA, w= 180°- mㄥB - mㄥ1. Use this to find the total measure mㄥ1 + mㄥ2 + ... + mㄥ8. Does it help you to arrive at the result?

10.
What is a regular polygon of 7 sides called?
1.
12
2.
In rhombus ABCD,
AO = OP + PA = 2 + 2 ⇒ AO = 4
and OB = OQ + QB = 2 + 1 ⇒ OB = 3
In ΔOAB,
(AB)2 =(OA)2 + (OB)2
[by Pythagoras theorem]
⇒ (AB)2 =(4)2 + (3)2 = 25
⇒ AB=5
Since, AB is diameter of semi-circle.
∴ Radius = \(\frac { 5 }{ 2 } \)=2.5
Hence, radius of the semi-circle is 2.5. The value depict here is participation unity and creativity.
3.
Let ABGD is a rhombus

Then, BD = 8 cm, AC =15 cm
and AB = BG = CD = DA
We know that, in a rhombus, diagonals bisect each other at right angles.
So, DO = OB and AO = OC
∴ DO =4 cm and OC = 7.5 cm
Now, we see that a /lDOC is formed such that
ㄥDOC = 90°
∴ (DC)2 = (DO)2 + (OC)2
[∵ in a right angled triangle, the square of the side opposite to the right angle is equal to the sum of the squares of other two sides]
(DC)2 =(4)2 + (7.5)2 = 16+ 56.25
= 72.25 cm2
or DC = \(\sqrt { 72.25 } \) = 8.5 cm
Thus, side of the rhombus is 8.5 cm.
4.
Let the adjacent angles are 3x and 7x respectively. We know that, in a parallelogram sum of two adjacent angles is 180°.

∴ 3x+7x=1800 ⇒ 10x=1800
⇒ x=1800 x \(\frac { 1 }{ 10 } \) ⇒ x=180
So, the adjacent angles are
3 x 1800 =540 and 7 x 180 =1260
Also, we know that, in a parallelogram opposite angles are equal.
Thus, all the angles of the parallelogram are 54°, 126°,54°, 126°.
5.
Let perpendicular bisector of PQ is TS.

Such that ㄥPTS = ㄥSTQ = 90°
Also, PT = TQ and TS = ST
So, we see that
ΔPTS ≅ ΔQTS [by SAS]
So, we can say that,
P S= SQ
But PQRS is a rhombus.
So, PQ = PS = SQ
So, ΔPQS is an equilateral triangle.
ㄥSPQ = 60° or ㄥR = 60°
[opposite angles of rhombus are equal]
Also, ㄥQ = 180° - 60° = 120°
[∵ adjacent angles of a rhombus are supplementary]
and ㄥQ = ㄥS = 120°
Thus, ㄥP = 60° , ㄥR = 60°
ㄥQ = 120°, ㄥS = 120°
6.
In a regular pentagon,
Exterior angle = \(\frac { 360^{ 0 } }{ 5 } \)=720

and interior angle =180°- 72° =108°
ㄥEAB = 2 ㄥEAM
[∵ AM is the bisector of ㄥA]
⇒ 108° = 2 ㄥEAM
⇒ ㄥEAM = \(\frac { 108^{ 0 } }{ 2 } \)=540
Now, in quadrilateral EAMD,
ㄥMAE + ㄥAED + ㄥEDM + ㄥDMA = 360°
⇒ 540 + 1080 + 1080 + ㄥDMA=3600
⇒ 270° + ㄥDMA = 360°
⇒ ㄥDMA = 360° - 270° = 90°
⇒ ㄥAMC = 180° ㄥDMA
= 180° - 90° = 90°.
7.
Let the regular polygon have n sides.
∴ Exterior angle =\(\frac { { 360 }^{ 0 } }{ n } \)
and interior angle = \({ 180 }^{ 0 }-\frac { { 360 }^{ 0 } }{ n } =\frac { 180^{ 0 }n-{ 360 }^{ 0 } }{ n } \)
According to the question,
\(\frac { { 360 }^{ 0 } }{ n } ;\frac { { 180 }^{ 0 }n-{ 360 }^{ 0 } }{ n } \)=1:3
⇒ \(\frac { { 360 }^{ 0 } }{ n } \times \frac { n }{ { 180 }^{ 0 }n-{ 360 }^{ 0 } } =\frac { 1 }{ 3 } \)
⇒ 3600 x 3 =1800n-3600
⇒ 10800+3600=1800n
⇒ \(\frac { { 1440 }^{ 0 } }{ 180^{ 0 } } \)=n ⇒ n=8
∴ Exterior angle = \(\frac { { 360 }^{ 0 } }{ n } =\frac { 360^{ 0 } }{ 8 } \)=450
and interior angle = 1800-450=1350
8.
(i) Given, ABCD is a parallelogram in which ㄥB = 100°.
We know that, the sum of any two adjacent angles of a parallelogram is 180°.
ㄥA + ㄥB = 180°
[∴ ㄥA and ㄥB are adjacent angles]
⇒ z+1000=180° ⇒ z=1800-100° =80°
Also, opposite angles of a parallelogram are of equal measure.
∴ ㄥD=ㄥB ⇒ y=1000
and ㄥC=ㄥA ⇒ x=z=80°
Hence, the measure of x, y and z are 80°,100° and 80°, respectively.

(ii) Let a parallelogram be ABCD in which ㄥD = 50° .
We know that, the sum of any two adjacent angles of a parallelogram is 180°.
∴ ㄥA + ㄥD=50° ⇒ x + 500= 180°
⇒ x = 180°-50° = 130°
Also, opposite angles of a parallelogram are of equal measure.
∴ ㄥC=ㄥA ⇒ y=x=1300 and ㄥB=ㄥD=50°
Now, ㄥB + exterior ㄥB = 180°
⇒ 50° + z = 180° [by linear pair angle]
⇒ z = 1800- 50° = 130°
Hence, the measure of angles x, y and z are 130°, 130° and 130° , respectively.

(iii) Let a parallelogram be ABCD, in which ㄥCBO = 30°. Here, AC and BD intersect each other at O and ㄥAOD=90°.
∴ ㄥCOB = ㄥAOD=90°
[vertically opposite angles]
We know that, the sum of three angles of a triangle is 180°.
In ΔOBC,
ㄥCOB + ㄥOCB + ㄥCBO = 180°
⇒ 90° +y +30° = 180° ⇒ Y + 120° = 1800
y=1800 - 1200= 600
As AD II BC and AC is a transversal.
y = z = 60° [alternate interior angles]
Hence, the measure of angles x, y and z are 90°, 60 and 60° , respectively.

(iv) Let parallelogram be ABCD, in which ㄥB = 80°
We know that, the sum of any two adjacent angles of a parallelogram is 180°.
∴ ㄥB + ㄥC = 180° ⇒ 800+ ㄥC= 180°
⇒ ㄥC = 180° - 80°= 100°
Also, ㄥC + exterior ㄥC = 180° [by linear pair
:. exterior LC or z = 180° - 80°= 100°
Also, opposite angles of a parallelogram are of equal measure.
So, ㄥA = ㄥC ⇒ x = 100°
and ㄥD = ㄥB ⇒ y = 80°
Hence, the measure of angles x, y and z are 100°,80° and 100°, respectively.

(v) Let parallelogram be ABCD, in which
ㄥB = 112° and ㄥDAC = 40°.
We know that, the sum of any two adjacent angles of a parallelogram is 180°.
∴ ㄥA + ㄥB = 180°
⇒ (40° + z) + 112° = 180°
⇒ 400 + z + 112° = 180° ⇒ z+152°=1800
⇒ z = 1800-152°=280
Also, opposite angles of a parallelogram are of equal measure.
So, ㄥD = ㄥB ⇒ y=112°
Now, in ㄥACD, using angle sum property of a triangle,
ㄥCAD + ㄥD + ㄥDCA = 1800
⇒ 400+y+x=1800
⇒ 40° +112° + x = 180°
⇒ 152° + x =1800 - x=1800-152°=280
Hence, the values of x, y and z are 280, 112° and 28°, respectively.

9.
We know ,that, the sum of all angles of a triangle is 180°. Therefore
In ΔAPB, we have
ㄥx + ㄥ2 + ㄥ3 =180° ⇒ ㄥx=1800 - ㄥ2- ㄥ3 ... (i)
In ΔBPC, we have
ㄥy + ㄥ4 + ㄥ5 = 180° ⇒ ㄥy = 180°- ㄥ4 - ㄥ5 ... (ii)
In ΔCPD, we have
ㄥz + ㄥ6 + ㄥ7 = 180° ⇒ ㄥz = 180°- ㄥ6 - ㄥ7 ... (iii)
In ΔDPA, we have
ㄥw + ㄥ8 + ㄥ1=180° ⇒ w=1800 - ㄥ8 - ㄥ1 ... (iv)
On adding Eqs. (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv), we get
ㄥx+ ㄥy+ ㄥz + ㄥw
=720° - (ㄥ1 + ㄥ2 + ㄥ3 + ㄥ4+ ㄥ5 + ㄥ6 + ㄥ7 + ㄥ8)
But, at point P, ㄥx + ㄥy + ㄥz + ㄥw = 360°
∴ 360°= 720° - [(ㄥ1 + ㄥ2) + (ㄥ3 + ㄥ4)+(ㄥ5 + ㄥ6) + (ㄥ7 + ㄥ8)]
⇒ 360°-720° = -(ㄥA + ㄥB + ㄥC + ㄥD)
⇒ -360° = -(ㄥA + ㄥB + ㄥC + ㄥD)
or ㄥA + ㄥB + ㄥC + ㄥD = 360°
Thus, this helps us to arrive at the result that the sum of all angles of a quadrilateral is 360°.
10.
(i) A regular polygon having 7 sides are called regular heptagon.
(ii) According to the Diagonals The line segments obtained by joining vertices, which are not adjacent, are called the diagonals of the polygon.

In figure (i), PR, SO are diagonals and in figure (ii), KN, LM are diagonals.

Number of diagonals in a polygon of n sides= \(\frac { n(n-3) }{ 2 } \)
e.g. In a quadrilateral (a polygon of 4 sides), number of diagonals=\(\frac { 4(4-3) }{ 2 } =\frac { 4\times 1 }{ 2 } \)=2

So, AC and BD are diagonals in quadrilateral ABCD.
8th Standard CBSE Syllabus & Materials
8th Standard CBSE
CBSE 8th Science Particulate Nature of Matter - New Model Questions Papers Study Material - QB365 Set A
NEW8th Standard CBSE
CBSE 8th Science Pressure, Winds, Stroms and Cyclones - New Model Questions Papers Study Material - QB365 Set A
NEW8th Standard CBSE
CBSE 8th Mathematics Quadrilaterals - New Model Questions Papers Study Material - QB365 Set A
NEW8th Standard CBSE
CBSE 8th Mathematics A story of Numbers - New Model Questions Papers Study Material - QB365 Set A
CBSE 8th Standard CBSE Subjects
CBSE Standards