102 Chapter 2 Lines, shapes and solids

Short-answer questions
1 Find the value of a in these diagrams.
2A
a b c
a°
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40° a°
115°
a° 120°

d e f
36° 29°
a° a°
a° 42°

2 These diagrams include parallel lines. Find the value of a.

2B
a b c
a° a°
81°
103°
132° a°

d e f
51° 80°
116° 150° a°
a°
59°
a°

3 Use the dashed construction line to help find the size of ∠AOB in this diagram.
2B
A
45°
O
50°
B

4 Classify each triangle (scalene, isosceles, equilateral, acute, right or obtuse) and find the value of a.
2C
a b c
25° a°

120° 75° a°
a°

d a° e f
73°
19°
71°
80° a° a° 29°
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5 These triangles include exterior angles. Find the value of a.

2C
a b a° c
85° 152° 145°
a°

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71°
70° 140° a°

6 Find the value of a and b in these quadrilaterals.

2D
a b c
b° b° 30°
a° b°
a° a° 95° 47°
79° 52°

82°

7 Find the angle sum of these polygons.

2E
a Heptagon b Nonagon c 62-sided polygon
Ext

8 Find the size of an interior angle of these regular polygons.

2E
a Regular pentagon b Regular dodecagon
Ext

9 Find the value of a.

2E
a b c
Ext
a° a° (2a)°
38° 40°
a°

10 Name the polyhedron that has:

2F
a 6 faces b 10 faces c 11 faces
Ext

11 What type of prism or pyramid are these solids?

2F
a b c
Ext

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12 Complete this table for polyhedra with number of faces F, F V E

2F
vertices V and edges E. 5 5
Ext
9 21
10 15
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13 Find the value of x in this diagram.

2B

30°
70°
x°

Multiple-choice questions
1 What is the name given to two angles that sum to 90°?
2A
A Right B Supplementary C Revolutionary
D Complementary E Vertically opposite

2 The value of a in this diagram is equal to:

2C
A b+c B c+d c°
a°
C b+d D 180 − a b° d°
E d + 180

3 The value of a in this diagram is equal to:

2B
A 45 B 122 119°
C 241 D 119 a°
E 61

4 The size of an exterior angle on an equilateral triangle is:

2C
A 60° B 120° C 180°
D 100° E 45°

5 The most general quadrilateral whose diagonals intersect at right angles and has 2 pairs of equal
2D
length sides is a:
A square B rhombus C kite
D parallelogram E rectangle

6 The rule for the angle sum S of a polygon with n sides is:
2E
A S = n × 180° B S × n = 180° C S = (n − 1) × 180°
Ext D S = (n − 2) × 180° E S = (n + 2) × 180°

7 The name given to an eleven-sided polygon is:

2E
A heptagon B elevenagon C decagon
Ext D dodecagon E undecagon

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8 A polyhedron has 8 faces and 8 vertices. Its number of edges is:

2F
A 14 B 16 C 18
Ext D 15 E 10

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9 The size of one interior angle of a regular hexagon is:
2E
A 135° B 180° C 120°
Ext D 720° E 108°

10 How many edges does a rectangular prism have?

2F
A 10 B 4 C 6
Ext D 12 E 8

Extended-response questions
1 A regular polygon has 26 sides.
Ext a Find the angle sum.
b Find the size of its interior angles correct to the nearest degree.
c Find the size of its exterior angles correct to the nearest degree.
d If there is one exterior angle showing for each vertex, find the sum of all the exterior angles.
e The polygon is used to form the ends of a prism. For this prism find the number of:
i faces
ii vertices
iii edges.

2 A modern house plan is shown here.

c°
d°
b°
80°
29°
a°
110° 40°
e°
20°
f°

a State the names of at least three different polygons that you see.
b Find the values of the pronumerals a, b, c, d, e and f .

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