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Question 31.


In the construction of quadrilateral ABCD, AB, BC, CD, AC and BD are given. Which of the following triangles cannot be drawn as the first step of construction?


  1.     ABC
  2.     ADC
  3.     BCD
  4.     ABD
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> ADC
:
B and D

As no angles are given, we need to know all three sides to construct a triangle. Thus, triangle ADC and ABD cannot be constructed as first step because side AD’s length is not known.


Question 32.


If a quadrilateral with 4 sides and a diagonal is given, which of the following conditions is used in the construction?


  1.     SSS
  2.     SAS
  3.     ASA
  4.     AAS
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> SSS
:
A

A quadrilateral is made up of two triangles. Diagonal is the common side for both the triangles. If all the four sides and a diagonal is known, then we can construct a quadrilateral by constructing two triangles. The two triangles are constructed using SSS property.


Question 33.


In a quadrilateral MIST, MI = 3.5 cm, IS = 6.5 cm, Angle M = 75, Angle I = 105 and Angle S = 120. Which line segment should be drawn first?


  1.     ST
  2.     IS
  3.     IM
  4.     TM
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option B. -> IS
:
B and C

The line segment for which both the angles are given should be drawn first. For e.g. in the case of line segment MI, both angles M and I are known. Similarly, for IS, the angle I and S are known. Thus, either MI or IS can be drawn, because angles at both end points of both line segments are known.


Question 34.


A quadrilateral is constructed using 2 congruent triangles. Two of its sides are 2 and 3 units. What are the possible values of the 3rd side?


  1.     1<3rd side<5 units
  2.     13rd side<5 units
  3.     13rd side5 units
  4.     1<3rd side5 units
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> 1<3rd side<5 units
:
A

Sum of the two sides of the triangle is greater than 3rd side
let, 1st side be a=2, 2nd be b=3, 3rd be c.
As per above condition, 
a+b>c 2+3>c  c<5
a+c>b 2+c>3  c>1
so, 1<c<5 units


Question 35.


If I combine 2 equilateral triangles along a side, what quadrilateral do I get?


  1.     Rhombus
  2.     Square
  3.     Rectangle
  4.     Parallelogram
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> Rhombus
:
A

If I Combine 2 Equilateral Triangles Along A Side, What Qua...
If I combine 2 equilateral triangles, I get a quadrilateral with all sides equal. Since the angle of an equilateral triangle is 60, no sides will be perpendicular. The quadrilateral formed cannot be a square. Hence, it is a rhombus.


Question 36.


If I have a quadrilateral PQRS, how many triangles are there in the quadrilateral in which I must have one of the diagonals as a side.


  1.     1
  2.     2
  3.     3
  4.     4
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> 4
:
D

If I Have A Quadrilateral PQRS, How Many Triangles Are There...


Consider quadrilateral ABCD above. The triangles that can be constructed with diagonals are the following- ABC, DBC, BAD, CAD. Hence, 4 triangles are possible.


Question 37.


If measure of sides of a quadrilateral are given as AB = 4cm, CD = 5cm, and angles are given as ∠ ABC = 75, ∠ BCD = 35 and ∠ CDA = 135, can you construct a quadrilateral ABCD?


  1.     Yes
  2.     No
  3.     With the measure of  DAB, Yes
  4.     With the measure of BC, Yes
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> With the measure of BC, Yes
:
D

We can't draw a unique quadrilateral with all the measurements which are given. This is because we need the measurement of two adjacent sides and 3 angles to construct the quadrilateral ABCD. But with BC, we will have 6 sets of measurements and two known adjacent sides. Hence, we will be able to construct the quadrilateral ABCD.


Question 38.


Can we draw a quadrilateral ABCD with following measurements: AB = 3cm, BC = 5cm, AD = 4cm, CD= 7cm and BD=8cm?


  1.     No, it is impossible
  2.     With the measure of extra angle, Yes
  3.     With the measure of other diagonal, Yes
  4.     Yes, definitely
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option A. -> No, it is impossible
:
A

If we have the measures of all the sides of a quadrilateral and its one diagonal, we can draw two triangles and hence, form a quadrilateral.


ABCD comprises of two triangle  ADB &  CDB


In Δ ADB, AB = 3cm, BD = 8cm, and AD = 4cm


Since, AB + AD  < BD


 ADB  can't be constructed.


So, quadrilateral ABCD can't be constructed.


Question 39.


Can you draw a unique triangle with any 3 possible measurements of sides or angles?


  1.     Yes
  2.     With 3 angles, Yes; With 3 sides, No
  3.     With 3 sides, Yes; With 3 angles, No
  4.     No, not possible
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option C. -> With 3 sides, Yes; With 3 angles, No
:
C

Measurement of all the sides or 2 angles and 1 side or 1 angle and 2 sides are required to construct a unique triangle. Using 3 angles, we can construct many triangles, not a unique triangle. For e.g. there are infinite equilateral triangles though they have all the angles equal to 60.


Question 40.


We have a parallelogram ABCD with AC and BD as diagonals. In parallelogram ABCD,  ABC = 110,   DAC = 15,  CAB=25, AB = 5cm, CD = 7cm. Can we construct this parallelogram?


  1.     Yes, of course
  2.     With  ADC, yes
  3.     With AC, yes
  4.     No, it is impossible
 Discuss Question
Answer: Option D. -> No, it is impossible
:
D

Step1: Draw rough diagram of the parallelogram ABCD


We Have A Parallelogram ABCD With AC And BD As Diagonals. In...


Here,  DAC =  ACB= 15 - (1) (Alternate interior angles)
In  ABC,
A + B + C must be 180
A + B + C = 25 + 110 + 15             (from (1))
A + B + C = 150
The sum of angles in a triangle should always be equal to 180. So, this construction is not possible.


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