GEOMETRY- 4

SNAPSHOT

 Quadrilaterals
 Parallelograms
 Trapeziums
 Polygons, Regular Polygons
 Cyclic Quadrilaterals
Polygon
Number of Diagonals
Find the number of sides of a polygon which has 9 diagonals.
If the number of diagonals of a convex polygon is 50% more than
the number of its sides, find the sum of all the interior angles of the
polygon (in degrees).
Measure of Exterior and Interior Angles.
Regular Polygon
A regular polygon with n sides has interior angles measuring 178 degrees. What is the value of
180/n ?

If the interior angles of a six-sided polygon are in the ratio of 3 : 5 : 4 : 3 : 5 : 4, then the sum of its
two smallest angles is equal to:__________________
Let A and B be two regular polygons having a and b sides, respectively. If b = 2a and each interior
angle of B is 3/2 times each interior angle of A, then each interior angle, in degrees, of a regular
polygon with a + b sides is :______________

[CAT 2019]
Which of the following geometric figures is possible to construct?

(A)A pentagon with 4 right angled vertices

(B) An octagon with all 8 sides equal and 4 angles each of measure
60° and other four angles of measure 210°
(C) A parallelogram with 3 vertices of obtuse angle measures.
(D) A hexagon with 4 reflex angles.

Two regular polygons have their number of sides in the ratio 3 : 5 and interior angles in the ratio
5 : 6, respectively. Then the difference between the number of sides of the two polygons equals
________
The ratio of interior angles of two regular polygons is 3 : 2. how many such pairs are there?
How many integers may be the measure, in degrees, of the angles of a regular polygon?
Let ABCDE be a regular pentagon. Construct an equilateral triangle PAB with point P inside the
pentagon. Find the measure (in degrees) of the angle PCE.
In a regular polygon, any interior angle exceeds the exterior angle by 120 degrees. Then, the
number of diagonals of this polygon is: ________________

[CAT 2023]
The sum of the interior angles of a convex n-sided polygon is less than 2019 degrees The maximum possible
value of n is : ______________

[IPM Indore 2019]

Regular Hexagon:
If the area of a regular hexagon is equal to the area of an equilateral triangle of side 12 cm, then
the length, in cm, of each side of the hexagon is

1.4 √6
2.6 √6
3.2 √6
4.√6

[CAT 2021]
Suppose the length of each side of a regular hexagon ABCDEF is 2 cm. It T is the mid point of CD,
then the length of AT, in cm, is

1.√15
2.√13
3.√12
4.√14

[CAT 2021]
Let ABCDEF be a regular hexagon with each side of length 1 cm. The area (in sq cm) of a square
with AC as one side is

1.3√2
2.3
3.4
4.√3

[CAT 2018]
If PQRSTUVW is a regular octagon, then what is the measure of (WPQ - PVQ)?

(1) 135° (2) 122.5°

(3) 115° (4) 112.5°

The number of sides of two regular polygons is in the ratio 1 : 2 and the difference between
their exterior angles is 45 degrees. The number of sides in one of these polygons is

(1) 12 (2) 10 (3) 6 (4) 8

Given any octagon, what’s the maximum possible number of acute internal angles?
Circumscribed/Inscribed Polygon
Quadrilateral: A quadrilateral is any closed shape that has four sides. The sum of the measures of
the angles is 360o. Some of the known quadrilaterals are square, rectangle, trapezium, parallelogram
and rhombus.
Quadrilateral Important Properties

1. If the diagonals of a quadrilateral are perpendicular to each other the sums of the squares of the
lengths of opposite sides of the quadrilateral are equal.

2. The sums of the lengths of the opposite sides of a circumscribed quadrilateral are equal.
Area of a quadrilateral – Important Properties
Parallelogram: A parallelogram is a quadrilateral in which opposite sides are equal and parallel.

Parallelogram: -
i) Both pairs of opposite sides of quadrilaterals are parallel.
ii) A diagonal of a parallelogram divides it into two congruent triangles and diagonals bisect each
other
iii) In a parallelogram, opposite sides and angles are equal.
iv) Sum of adjacent angles is 180°
v) In a parallelogram, the sum of the squares of the lengths of the diagonals is equal to twice the
sum of the squares of the lengths of two consecutive sides.
Important Properties
Rectangle: A rectangle is a parallelogram with all its angles equal to right angles.
Square: A square is regular quadrilateral that has four right angles and parallel sides. The sides of a
square meet at right angles. The diagonals also bisect each other perpendicularly.
In a rectangle ABCD, AB = 9 cm and BC = 6 cm. P and Q are two points on BC such that the
areas of the figures ABP, APQ, and AQCD are in geometric progression. If the area of the figure
AQCD is four times the area of triangle ABP, then BP : PQ : QC is

1.1 : 1 : 2
2.1 : 2 : 4
3.2 : 4 : 1
4.1 : 2 : 1

[CAT 2023]
If three sides of a rectangular park have a total length 400 ft., then the area of the park is
maximum when the length (in ft.) of its longer side is:_____

[CAT 2017]
British Flag Theorem.
Trapezium is a quadrilateral two opposite sides of which are parallel.
Cyclic Quadrilateral
A quadrilateral ABCD is inscribed in a circle such that AB : CD = 2 : 1 and BC : AD = 5 : 4. If AC and
BD intersect at the point E, then AE : CE equals

[CAT 2023]
A quadrilateral ABCD is inscribed in a circle such that AB : CD = 2 : 1 and BC : AD = 5 : 4. If AC and
BD intersect at the point E, then AE : CE equals

[CAT 2023]
The lengths of all four sides of a quadrilateral are integer valued. If three of its sides are of length
1 cm, 2 cm and 4 cm, then the total number of possible lengths of the fourth side is

[CAT 2022]
Regular polygons A and B have number of sides in the ratio 1 : 2 and interior angles in the ratio 3 : 4.
Then the number of sides of B equals:______

[CAT 2022]
ABCD is a quadrilateral inscribed in a circle with centre O. If ∠COD = 120 degrees and ∠BAC = 30
degrees, then the value of ∠BCD (in degrees) is:__________

[CAT 2017]
Trapezium: -
i) One pair of opposite sides of quadrilateral is parallel.
ii) In case of isosceles trapezium, sides which are not parallel are equal
Kite: -
iii) If ABCD is a quadrilateral then AB = BC and CD = DA.
iv) Diagonals are perpendicular to each other.
v) One of the diagonals will be bisected by the other. In the above example, AC is bisected by
BD
In a trepezium ABCD, AB is parallel to DC, BC is perpendicular to DC and ∠BAD = 45°. If DC = 5 cm, BC = 4
cm, the area of the trepezium in sq. cm is

[CAT 2020]
A circle is inscribed in a rhombus with diagonals 12 cm and 16 cm. The ratio of the area of the circle to the
area of the rhombus is:___________

[CAT 2020]
Rhombus: -
i) Both pairs of opposite sides of quadrilaterals are parallel.
ii) A diagonal of a parallelogram divides it into two congruent triangles and diagonals are
perpendicular bisector of each other
iii) In a parallelogram, all the sides are equal.
iv) Sum of adjacent angles is 180°
v) Opposite angles are equal
If a rhombus has area 12 sq cm and side length 5 cm, then the length, in cm, of its longer
diagonal is: ______________

[CAT 2021]
Note that a square, rectangle and rhombus are all parallelograms.
 A square is a rectangle and also a rhombus.
 A parallelogram is a trapezium.
 A kite is not a parallelogram.
 A trapezium is not a parallelogram (as only one pair of opposite sides is parallel
 in a trapezium and we require both pairs to be parallel in a parallelogram).
 A rectangle or a rhombus is not a square.
Mid points P, Q, R, S of sides AB, BC, CD, DA respectively of quadrilateral are joined to form another
quadrilateral. What can be said about it?
i) It’s always a parallelogram
ii) It’s always a rectangle
iii) Can’t say
Bisectors of angles of a parallelogram form: -
i) Parallelogram but not a rectangle
ii) Rectangle
iii) Can’t say
An equilateral triangle PQR of side 25 cm is divided into 2 parts such that one of them is an
equilateral triangle containing one of the vertices of the original triangle and the other
remaining part is a trapezium. What is the perimeter of the parallelogram formed when two
such trapeziums are placed together?

A)Cannot be determined
B)100
C)200
D)150
In a trapezium ABCD, AB||CD, AB = 2010 cm, CD = 1000 cm, ∠DAB = 40° and ∠ABC = 50°.
What is the length of the line joining the midpoints of AB and CD?

1) 1000 cm
2) 1010 cm
3) 504 cm
4) 505 cm
5) None of these
An isosceles trapezium is placed inside the semicircle. If AD=4, AB=DC=1
The parallel sides of Trapezium is 6 and 8 units respectively. Find the length of the line
segment parallel to these sides and which divides the area of trapezium in equal halves.
A. 4 √3
B. 5 √ 2
C. 7
D. 7/√2
ABCD is a trapezium in which AB is parallel to CD. This trapezium is divided
into 2 equal parts by drawing a line EF parallel to AB. If AB and CD are 20 and
16, find EF.
For a trapezium, S1 denotes the sum of the squares of the sides and S2
denotes the sum of the squares of the diagonals. S1 – S2 = 576. If the longer
parallel side is 50 cm, the shorter parallel side is _______.
Options:
1.26 cm
2.22 cm
3.18 cm
4.30 cm
The non-parallel sides of a trapezium of perimeter 34 cm are equal. The line segment
joining the mid-points of the non-parallel sides is 12 cm. If the ratio of the area of the
trapezium above this line to the area of the trapezium below this line is 7:9, what is the
area of the trapezium?
A)24 cm²
B)128 cm²
C)48 cm²
D)96 cm²
A circle is drawn inside a trapezium such that it touches all the four sides of the trapezium.
The line joining the midpoints of the non-parallel sides divides the trapezium in two parts
with areas in the ratio 3 : 5. If the lengths of the non-parallel sides are 4 cm and 8 cm, then
what is the length (in cm) of the longer parallel side of the trapezium?
What is the number of points of intersection of the diagonals of a regular convex polygon (other
than the vertices of the polygon) with 7 sides?

How many right triangles can be drawn using vertices of a regular hexagon?