PM SHRI KENDRIYA VIDYALAYA GACHIBOWLI,GPRA CAMPUS,HYD–32

PRACTICE PAPER 03 (2024-25)

CHAPTER 03 UNDERSTANDING QUADRILATERALS
(ANSWERS)
SUBJECT: MATHEMATICS MAX. MARKS : 40
CLASS : VIII DURATION : 1½ hr

SECTION – A
Questions 1 to 6 carry 1 mark each.
1. If the three angles of a quadrilateral are 70°, 90° and 120°, then find the measure of the fourth angle.
(a) 100° (b) 75° (c) 80° (d) 60°
Ans: (c) 80°
Sum of all angles of a quadrilateral = 360°
Let fourth angle = x°
70° + 90° +120° + x = 360°
⇒ 280° + x = 360°
⇒ x = 360° – 280°
⇒ x = 80°

2. Find the measure of each interior angle of a regular polygon with 12 sides.
(a) 150° (b) 160° (c) 130° (d) 180°
Ans: (a) 150°

3. The measure of two adjacent angles of a parallelogram are in the ratio 2:3. Find the measure of each of
the angles of a parallelogram.
(a) 72°, 108° (b) 54°, 112° (c) 68°, 99° (d) 86°, 114°
Ans. (a) 72°, 108°
Let the two adjacent angles of parallelogram be 2x, and 3x
Sum of adjacent angles of a parallelogram, 2x + 3x = 180°
⇒ 5x = 180°
⇒ x = 36°
First angle = 2 × 36° = 72°
Second angle = 3 × 36° = 108°
Third angle = 72° and fourth angle = 108°

4. A quadrilateral whose all sides, diagonals and angles are equal is a

(a) square (b) trapezium (c) rectangle (d) rhombus
Ans: (a) Square

5. Which of the following properties describe a trapezium?

(a) A pair of opposite sides is parallel.
(b) The diagonals bisect each other.
(c) The diagonals are perpendicular to each other.
(d) The diagonals are equal.
Ans: (a) A pair of opposite sides is parallel.

6. In the below question, a statement of Assertion (A) is followed by a statement of Reason (R). Mark the
correct choice as
Assertion (A): All the parallelograms are rectangles.
Reason(R): All the rhombuses are parallelograms.
(a) Both A and R are true and R is the correct explanation of A
(b) Both A and R are true but R is not the correct explanation of A
(c) A is true but R is false

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 (d) A is false but R is true
Ans: (d) A is false but R is true
All parallelograms are not rectangles but all rhombuses are parallelograms.

SECTION – B
Questions 7 to 9 carry 2 marks each.

7. One angle of a quadrilateral is 120° and the remaining three angles are equal. Find the measure
of each of the three equal angles.
Ans: One angle of a quadrilateral is 120°.
Let the measure of each of the three equal angles be x.
According to the question, 120° + x + x + x = 360° (by angle sum property)
⇒ 120° + 3x = 360° ⇒ 3x = 360° – 120°
⇒ x = 240/3 ° = 80°
Therefore, measure of each of the remaining three equal angles is 80°.

8. How many sides does a regular polygon have, if each of its interior angles is 165°?
Ans: Let there be n sides of the polygon.
(n  2) 1800
Then, each interior angle =
n
0
(n  2) 180
⇒  1650 ⇒ (n – 2) × 180 = 165n
n
⇒ 180n – 360 = 165n
⇒ 180n – 165n = 360 ⇒ 15n = 360
⇒ n = 360/15 = 24
Hence, the polygon has 24 sides.

9. One angle of a parallelogram is of measure 70°. Find the measure of the remaining angles of
the parallelogram.
Ans: Let ABCD be a parallelogram and ∠A = 70°.

Since opposite angles of a parallelogram are equal,

∴ ∠C = ∠A = 70°
Now AD || BC and AB is a transversal which intersects them at A and B respectively,
∴ ∠A + ∠B = 180°
[∵ Sum of the interior angles on the same side of the transversal is 180°]
⇒ 70° + ∠B = 180°
⇒ ∠B = 180° – 70° = 110°
Also ∠D = ∠B [∵ Opposite angles of a parallelogram are equal]
So, ∠D = 110°

SECTION – C
Questions 10 to 13 carry 3 marks each.

10. The sum of the exterior angles of a polygon is one-ninth of sum of the interior angles. Find the
number of sides of the polygon.
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 Ans: Let the number of sides of the polygon be n.
Then sum of the exterior angles of the polygon = 360°
According to the question, we have
1
Sum of the exterior angles = × Sum of the interior angles
9
⇒ Sum of interior angles = 9 × Sum of exterior angles
∴ Sum of interior angles = 9 × 360° = 3240°
But the sum of the interior angles of the polygon of n sides = (n – 2) × 180°
∴ (n – 2) × 180° = 3240°
3240
⇒n–2= = 18
180
So, n = 18 + 2 = 20
Hence, the polygon has 20 sides.

11. ABCD is a parallelogram where m∠A = (2x + 50°) and m∠C = (3x + 40°).
(i) Find the value of x
(ii) Find the measure of each angle.

Ans: (i) We know that opposite angles of a parallelogram are equal in measure.
∴ m∠A = m∠C
⇒ 2x + 50° = 3x + 40°
⇒ 2x – 3x = 40° – 50°
⇒ – x = –10° ⇒ x = 10°
(ii) Since x = 10°, then m∠A = 2x + 50° = 2(10°) + 50° = 20° + 50° = 70°
m∠C = 3x + 40° = 3(10°) + 40° = 30° + 40° = 70°
Also m∠A + m∠B = 180° [∵ Sum of the interior angles on the same side of the transversal is
180º]
⇒ 70° + m∠B = 180°
⇒ m∠B = 180° – 70° = 110°
Now m∠B = m∠D [∵ Opposite angles of a parallelogram are equal]
As m∠B = 110°, so m∠D = 110°

12. In the below figure, ABCD is a rectangle. Its diagonals meet at O. Find x, if OA = 3x + 1 and
OB = 2x + 4.

Ans; Since, the diagonals of a rectangle are equal, therefore, AC = BD …(i)

Also, the diagonals of a rectangle bisect each other at O.
Therefore, OA = 1/2 × AC and OB = 1/2 × BD …(ii)
From (i) and (ii), we get OA = OB
⇒ 3x + 1 = 2x + 4
⇒ 3x – 2x = 4 – 1 ⇒ x = 3

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13. In the given figure, ABCD and BDCE are parallelograms with common base DC. If BC ⊥ BD,
then find ∠BEC.

Ans: From the given figure,

∠BAD = 30°
∠BCD = 30° … [∵opposite angles of parallelogram are equal]
Now, let us consider the triangle CBD
From angle sum property, ∠DBC + ∠BCD + ∠CDB = 180°
90° + 30° + ∠CDB = 180°
120° + ∠CDB = 180°
∠CDB = 180° – 120°
⇒ ∠CDB = 60°
∴∠BEC = 60°, because opposite angles of parallelogram are equal.

SECTION – D
Questions 14 to 16 carry 4 marks each.

14. In the following figure of a ship, ABDH and CEFG are two parallelograms. Find the value of x.

Ans: In || gm AHDB
∠ABO + ∠HOB = 180° (adjacent angles of ||gm are supplementary)
∴ 130 + ∠HDB = 180° ⇒ ∠HDB = 50°
In ||gm CEFG, ∠GFE = ∠DCG (opp angles of ||gm are equal)
∴ ∠DCG = 30°
In ∆XCD, ∠HDB + ∠DCG + x = 180°
50° + 30° + x = 180
⇒ x = 100°

15. ABCD is a trapezium such that AB || CD, ∠A : ∠D = 2 : 1, ∠B : ∠C = 7 : 5, find the angles of

the trapezium.

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 Ans: Let angles ∠A and ∠D be 2x and x.
2x + x = 180°
⇒ 3x = 180°
⇒ x = 60°
∴ ∠A = 2x = 120°
and ∠D = x = 60°
Now, ∠B : ∠C = 7:4
Let ∠A and ∠C be 7x and 5x.
7x + 5x = 180°
⇒ 12x = 180/12 = 15°
∴ ∠B = 7 × 15° = 105°
and ∠C = 5 × 15° = 75°

16. The following figures GUNS and RUNS are parallelograms. Find x and y. (Lengths are in cm)
[2 + 3 marks]

Ans: (a) GUNS is a parallelogram and we know that opposite sides of a parallelogram are
equal.
Hence, GU = SN and GS = UN
⇒ 3y – 1 = 26
⇒ 3y = 26 + 1
⇒ 3y = 27 ⇒ y = 27/3 ⇒ y = 9
Now, GS = UN
⇒ 3x = 18 ⇒ x = 18/3 ⇒ x = 6
Hence, x = 6, y = 9
(b) (b) RUNS, is a parallelogram and we know that diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each
other.
US and RN are diagonals
∴ RO = ON and SO = OU
⇒ SO = OU
⇒ 20 = x + 7
⇒ x = 20 – 7 ⇒ x = 13
Now, RO = ON
⇒ 16 = x + y
⇒ 16 = 13 + y

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 ⇒ 13 + y = 16
⇒ y = 16 – 13 ⇒ y = 3
Hence, x = 13, y = 3

SECTION – E (Case Study Based Question)

Question 17 carry 4 mark

17. There is a trapezium MNOP, angle bisector of ∠M and ∠N meet at point W, and angle bisector
of ∠O and ∠P meet at point X on side MN of trapezium MNOP.
By using the figure give the answers of following questions:

(i) What is the value of a? (1)

(ii) What is the value of d? (1½)
(iii) What is the value of c? (1½)
Ans: (i) In Triangle XPO, ∠XPO = 50° (XP is angle bisector of ∠X)
∠XOP = 70° (XO is angle bisector of ∠XPO)
⇒ ∠XOP + ∠XPO + a = 180°
⇒ 70° + 50° + a = 180°
⇒ a = 180°– 120°
⇒ a = 60°
(ii) ∠O + ∠N = 180° (sum of adjacent angles of trapezium is 180°)
1 1
⇒ of ∠O + of ∠N = 90°
2 2
1
⇒ 70° + of ∠N = 90°
2
1
⇒ of ∠N = 20°
2
1 1
In triangle NOY = of ∠N + of ∠O + d = 180°
2 2
⇒ 70° + 20° + d = 180°
⇒ d = 90°
(iii) ∠P + ∠M = 180° (sum of adjacent angles of trapezium is 180°)
1 1
⇒ of ∠P + of ∠M = 90°
2 2

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 1
⇒ 50° + of ∠M = 90°
2
1
⇒ of ∠M = 40°
2
1 1
In triangle MZP = of ∠P + of ∠M + c = 180°
2 2
⇒ 50° + 40° + c = 180°
⇒ c = 90°

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