Worksheet 12 Memorandum: Geometry of Straight Lines

Grade 8 Mathematics

1. 1. D 2. F

3. A 4. B

5. C 6. E

2. a)

Statement Reason
𝛼 = 𝐵𝐼̂𝐶 Corrs. angles, EF ∥ AB
𝐵𝐼̂𝐶 = 𝐷𝐼̂𝐴 Vertically opposite
𝐷𝐼̂𝐴 = 𝐼𝐶̂ 𝐻 = 𝛼 Corrs. angles, AB ∥ GH

b)

Statement Reason
𝛼 = 𝐷𝐼̂𝐴 Alt. angles, EF ∥ AB
𝛼 = 𝐷𝐶̂ 𝐻 Alt. angles, EF ∥ GH

c)

Statement Reason
𝛼 = 𝐷𝐶̂ 𝐻 = 𝑥 = 70° Alt. angles, EF ∥ GH
𝛼 + 𝑦 = 180° Suppl. angles
∴ 𝑦 = 180° − 70°
∴ 𝑦 = 110°
𝐷𝐶̂ 𝐻 = 𝑥 = 70° Proved above
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𝐴𝐶̂ 𝐻 = 2 𝐷𝐶̂ 𝐻 Given EC bisects 𝐷𝐶̂ 𝐻

𝐴𝐶̂ 𝐻 = 35°
𝐴𝐶̂ 𝐻 = 𝐶𝐴̂𝐵 = 𝑧 = 35° Alt. angles, AB ∥ GH.

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3. a)

Statement Reason
𝛼 = 𝐵𝐴̂𝐷 = 𝑥 = 30° Alt. angles, EF ∥ AD
𝑦 + 30° = 90° Complementary angles
∴ 𝑦 = 60°
𝑧 + 30° + 90° = 180° Sum of angles in ⊿ = 180°
∴ 𝑧 = 60° (Could have also used corrs. angles).

b) No, 𝐸𝐵̂𝐷 = 120° and not 90° therefore EB is not perpendicular to CD

c)

Statement Reason
𝐸𝐴̂𝐵 + 30° = 150° Given
𝐸𝐴̂𝐵 = 120°
𝐵𝐸̂ 𝐴 + 30° + 120° = 180° Sum of angles in ∆ = 180°
∴ 𝐵𝐸̂ 𝐴 = 30°

d) 𝑦 = 𝐹𝐵̂𝐷 vertically opposite.

4. a)

Statement Reason
𝐺𝐸̂ 𝐶 = 90° Angles on a str. Line
𝐵𝐴̂𝐸 = 90° Co-int angles, AB ∥ CD

b)

Statement Reason
i) 𝐵𝐴̂𝐷 + 𝐺𝐴̂𝐹 = 90° Proved in a.
∴ 𝐺𝐴̂𝐹 = 65°
̂ 𝐸 = 𝐵𝐴̂𝐷 = 25°
ii) 𝐴𝐷 Alt angles, AB ∥ CD

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5. a)

Statement Reason
𝐵𝐴̂𝐸 = 𝐴𝐺̂ 𝐷 Alt angles, AB ∥ DC
𝐵𝐴̂𝐸 = 𝐶𝐺̂ 𝐸 Corrs. angles, AB ∥ DC
𝐵𝐴̂𝐸 = 𝐴𝐸̂ 𝐹 Alt angles, AB ∥ EF
𝐶𝐺̂ 𝐸 = 𝐺𝐶̂ 𝐻 = 𝐵𝐴̂𝐸 Alt angles, AE ∥ CH, 𝐵𝐴̂𝐸 = 𝐶𝐺̂ 𝐸
𝐺𝐶̂ 𝐻 = 𝐶𝐻
̂𝐵 Alt angles, AB ∥ CD, 𝐵𝐴̂𝐸 = 𝐺𝐶̂ 𝐻

b)
Statement Reason
∆ GKE JK ⊥ EF
∆ LGC JK ⊥ EF
∆ AGJ JK ⊥ EF
∆ KLF JK ⊥ EF

c) Yes,
Statement Reason
𝐻𝐶̂ 𝐺 = 𝐵𝐴̂𝐸 Proved in question a.
But 𝐺𝐸̂ 𝐹 = 𝐵𝐴̂𝐸 Proved in question a.
∴ 𝐻𝐶̂ 𝐺 = 𝐺𝐸̂ 𝐹 Both equal to 𝐵𝐴̂𝐸

d) 𝐻𝐶̂ 𝐺 is not equal to 𝐺𝐶̂ 𝐼 because there are no corresponding or alternating angles that
link the two angles, therefore they are not equal.

e)

Statement Reason
𝐶𝐹̂ 𝐸 = 𝐺𝐶̂ 𝐹 Alt angles, CD ∥ EF
But 𝐶𝐹̂ 𝐸 = 𝐻𝐺̂ 𝐶 Given
∴ 𝐻𝐺̂ 𝐶 = 𝐺𝐶̂ 𝐹 Both equal to 𝐶𝐹̂ 𝐸
This is only possible if GH ∥ FC Alternating angles are equal.

f)

Statement Reason
̂ 𝐺 = 𝐻𝐺̂ 𝐶
𝐽𝐻 Alt angles, AB ∥ CD
And 𝐻𝐺̂ 𝐶 = 𝐶𝐹̂ 𝐸 Given
̂ 𝐺 = 𝐶𝐹̂ 𝐸
∴ 𝐽𝐻 Both angles equal to 𝐻𝐺̂ 𝐶

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