Mathematics Grade 9 1 Geometry

Mathematics

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Grade 9

Geometry

Straight Lines

1. Study the diagrams and fill in the correct statement or appropriate reason.

a)

Statement: ??? 1 + ??? 2 = 180¡ã

Reason:

____________________________

____________________________

b)

Statement: ________________________

Reason: exterior angle of a triangle equals

the sum of the two opposite interior angles

c)

In right angled triangle ABC:

Statement:

???? 2 = ____________________________

???? 2 = ____________________________

Reason: Pythagoras

2. Name the type of triangle or quadrilateral according to the information given.

Diagram

a)

Name

Mathematics

b)

2

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c)

d)

e)

??? > 90¡ã

3. Determine the value of ??, ?? and ??, in alphabetical order, for each diagram. All reasons must be given.

a)

50¡ã

b)

??

Reason

Statement

Reason

??

??

??

Statement

38¡ã

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c) The quadrilateral below is a

parallelogram.

??

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Statement

Reason

Statement

Reason

??

d) The quadrilateral below is a

square.

??

??

e)

??

??

50¡ã

??

??

Reason

Statement

Reason

??

f) The quadrilateral below is a

rhombus

??

Statement

Mathematics

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4. Determine the value of ??, ??, ??, ?? and ??, in alphabetical order, for each diagram. All reasons must be

given.

a)

Q

80¡ã

U

a

S

b

120¡ã

R

c

V

T

Statement

Reason

b)

P

X

Q

b

35 ¡ã

U

R

V

Statement

c

a

e

S

d

W

Reason

T

Y

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?1 with reasons.

5. In the rhombus below, determine ??

L

K

50 ¡ã

N

Reason

?2 .

6. Determine the value of ??

D

F

1

2

80¡ã

A

Statement

2

1

Statement

M

100¡ã

E

20¡ã

C

B

Reason

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