CHAPTER 8

QUADRILATERALS

(A) Main Concepts and Results

Sides, Angles and diagonals of a quadrilateral; Different types of quadrilaterals:
Trapezium, parallelogram, rectangle, rhombus and square.
Sum of the angles of a quadrilateral is 360,
A diagonal of a parallelogram divides it into two congruent triangles,
In a parallelogram
(i) opposite angles are equal
(ii) opposite sides are equal
(iii) diagonals bisect each other.
A quadrilateral is a parallelogram, if
(i) its opposite angles are equal
(ii) its opposite sides are equal
(iii) its diagonals bisect each other
(iv) a pair of opposite sides is equal and parallel.
Diagonals of a rectangle bisect each other and are equal and vice-versa
Diagonals of a rhombus bisect each other at right angles and vice-versa
Diagonals of a square bisect each other at right angles and are equal and vice-versa

The line-segment joining the mid-points of any two sides of a triangle is parallel to
the third side and is half of it.

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A line drawn through the mid-point of a side of a triangle parallel to another side bisects
the third side,
The quadrilateral formed by joining the mid-points of the sides of a quadrilateral,
taken in order, is a parallelogram.

(B) Multiple Choice Questions

Write the correct answer :
Sample Question 1 : Diagonals of a parallelogram ABCD intersect at O. If
BOC = 90 and BDC = 50, then OAB is
(A) 90 (B) 50 (C) 40 (D) 10
Solution : Answer (C)

EXERCISE 8.1
Write the correct answer in each of the following:
1. Three angles of a quadrilateral are 75, 90 and 75. The fourth angle is
(A) 90 (B) 95 (C) 105 (D) 120
2. A diagonal of a rectangle is inclined to one side of the rectangle at 25. The acute
angle between the diagonals is
(A) 55 (B) 50 (C) 40 (D) 25
3. ABCD is a rhombus such that ACB = 40. Then ADB is
(A) 40 (B) 45 (C) 50 (D) 60
4. The quadrilateral formed by joining the mid-points of the sides of a quadrilateral
PQRS, taken in order, is a rectangle, if
(A) PQRS is a rectangle
(B) PQRS is a parallelogram
(C) diagonals of PQRS are perpendicular
(D) diagonals of PQRS are equal.
5. The quadrilateral formed by joining the mid-points of the sides of a quadrilateral
PQRS, taken in order, is a rhombus, if
(A) PQRS is a rhombus
(B) PQRS is a parallelogram
(C) diagonals of PQRS are perpendicular
(D) diagonals of PQRS are equal.

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6. If angles A, B, C and D of the quadrilateral ABCD, taken in order, are in the ratio
3:7:6:4, then ABCD is a
(A) rhombus (B) parallelogram
(C) trapezium (D) kite
7. If bisectors of A and B of a quadrilateral ABCD intersect each other at P, of
B and C at Q, of C and D at R and of D and A at S, then PQRS is a
(A) rectangle (B) rhombus (C) parallelogram
(D) quadrilateral whose opposite angles are supplementary
8. If APB and CQD are two parallel lines, then the bisectors of the angles APQ,
BPQ, CQP and PQD form
(A) a square (B) a rhombus
(C) a rectangle (D) any other parallelogram
9. The figure obtained by joining the mid-points of the sides of a rhombus, taken in
order, is
(A) a rhombus (B) a rectangle
(C) a square (D) any parallelogram
10. D and E are the mid-points of the sides AB and AC of ABC and O is any point on
side BC. O is joined to A. If P and Q are the mid-points of OB and OC respectively,
then DEQP is
(A) a square (B) a rectangle
(C) a rhombus (D) a parallelogram
11. The figure formed by joining the mid-points of the sides of a quadrilateral ABCD,
taken in order, is a square only if,
(A) ABCD is a rhombus
(B) diagonals of ABCD are equal
(C) diagonals of ABCD are equal and perpendicular
(D) diagonals of ABCD are perpendicular.
12. The diagonals AC and BD of a parallelogram ABCD intersect each other at the
point O. If DAC = 32 and AOB = 70, then DBC is equal to
(A) 24 (B) 86 (C) 38 (D) 32
13. Which of the following is not true for a parallelogram?
(A) opposite sides are equal
(B) opposite angles are equal
(C) opposite angles are bisected by the diagonals
(D) diagonals bisect each other.

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14. D and E are the mid-points of the sides AB and AC respectively of ABC. DE is
produced to F. To prove that CF is equal and parallel to DA, we need an additional
information which is
(A) DAE = EFC
(B) AE = EF
(C) DE = EF
(D) ADE = ECF.

(C) Short Answer Questions with Reasoning

Sample Question 1 : ABCD is a parallelogram. If its diagonals are equal, then find
the value of ABC.
Solution : As diagonals of the parallelogram ABCD are equal, it is a rectangle.
Therefore, ABC = 90
Sample Question 2 : Diagonals of a rhombus are equal and perpendicular to each
other. Is this statement true? Give reason for your answer.
Solution : This statement is false, because diagonals of a rhombus are perpendicular
but not equal to each other.
Sample Question 3 : Three angles of a quadrilateral ABCD are equal. Is it a
parallelogram? Why or why not?
Solution: It need not be a parallelogram, because we may have A = B = C = 80
and D = 120. Here, B D.
Sample Question 4 : Diagonals AC and BD of a quadrilateral ABCD intersect each
other at O such that OA : OC = 3: 2. Is ABCD a parallelogram? Why or why not?
Solution : ABCD is not a parallelogram, because diagonals of a parallelogram bisect
each other. Here OA OC.

EXERCISE 8.2
1. Diagonals AC and BD of a parallelogram ABCD intersect each other at O.
If OA = 3 cm and OD = 2 cm, determine the lengths of AC and BD.
2. Diagonals of a parallelogram are perpendicular to each other. Is this statement
true? Give reason for your answer.
3. Can the angles 110, 80, 70 and 95 be the angles of a quadrilateral? Why or why
not?

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4. In quadrilateral ABCD, A + D = 180. What special name can be given to this

quadrilateral?
5. All the angles of a quadrilateral are equal. What special name is given to this
quadrilateral?
6. Diagonals of a rectangle are equal and perpendicular. Is this statement true? Give
reason for your answer.
7. Can all the four angles of a quadrilateral be obtuse angles? Give reason for your
answer.
8. In ABC, AB = 5 cm, BC = 8 cm and CA = 7 cm. If D and E are respectively the
mid-points of AB and BC, determine the length of DE.
9. In Fig.8.1, it is given that BDEF and FDCE are parallelograms. Can you say that
BD = CD? Why or why not?

Fig. 8.1

10. In Fig.8.2, ABCD and AEFG are two

parallelograms. If C = 55,
determine F.
11. Can all the angles of a quadrilateral
be acute angles? Give reason for
your answer.
12. Can all the angles of a quadrilateral
be right angles? Give reason for your
answer. Fig. 8.2
13. Diagonals of a quadrilateral ABCD
bisect each other. If A = 35,
determine B.

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14. Opposite angles of a quadrilateral ABCD are equal. If AB = 4 cm,

determine CD.

(D) Short Answer Questions

Sample Question 1 : Angles of a quadrilateral are in the ratio 3 : 4 : 4 : 7. Find all the
angles of the quadrilateral.
Solution : Let the angles of the quadrilateral be 3x, 4x, 4x and 7x.
So, 3x + 4x + 4x + 7x = 360
or 18x = 360, i.e., x = 20
Thus, required angles are 60, 80, 80 and 140.
Sample Question 2 : In Fig.8.3, X and Y
are respectively the mid-points of the opposite
sides AD and BC of a parallelogram ABCD.
Also, BX and DY intersect AC at P and Q,
respectively. Show that AP = PQ = QC.
Solution : AD = BC
(Opposite sides of a parallelogram) Fig. 8.3

1
Therefore, DX = BY ( AD
2
1
= BC)
2
Also, DX || BY (As AD || BC)
So, XBYD is a parallelogram (A pair of opposite sides equal and parallel)
i.e., PX || Q D
Therefore, AP = PQ (From AQD where X is mid-point of AD)
Similarly, from CPB, CQ = PQ (1)
Thus, AP = PQ = CQ [From (1) and (2)] (2)
Sample Question 3 : In Fig.8.4, AX and
CY are respectively the bisectors of the
opposite angles A and C of a parallelogram
ABCD.
Show that AX || CY.

Fig. 8.4

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Solution : A = C
(Opposite angles of parallelogram ABCD)

1 1
Therefore, A = C
2 2
i.e., YAX = YCX
(1)
Also, AYC + YCX = 180 (Because YA || CX) (2)
Therefore, AYC + YAX = 180 [From (1) and (2)]
So, AX || CY (As interior angles on the same side of the transversal are supplementary)

EXERCISE 8.3
1. One angle of a quadrilateral is of 108 and the remaining three angles are equal.
Find each of the three equal angles.
2. ABCD is a trapezium in which AB || DC and A = B = 45. Find angles C and
D of the trapezium.
3. The angle between two altitudes of a parallelogram through the vertex of an obtuse
angle of the parallelogram is 60. Find the angles of the parallelogram.
4. ABCD is a rhombus in which altitude from D to side AB bisects AB. Find the
angles of the rhombus.
5. E and F are points on diagonal AC of a parallelogram ABCD such that AE = CF.
Show that BFDE is a parallelogram.
6. E is the mid-point of the side AD of the
trapezium ABCD with AB || DC. A line
through E drawn parallel to AB intersect
BC at F. Show that F is the mid-point of
BC. [Hint: Join AC]
7. Through A, B and C, lines RQ, PR and
QP have been drawn, respectively parallel
to sides BC, CA and AB of a ABC as
1
shown in Fig.8.5. Show that BC = QR.
2
8. D, E and F are the mid-points of the sides
BC, CA and AB, respectively of an Fig. 8.5

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equilateral triangle ABC. Show that

DEF is also an equilateral triangle.
9. Points P and Q have been taken on
opposite sides AB and CD,
respectively of a parallelogram ABCD
such that AP = CQ (Fig. 8.6). Show
that AC and PQ bisect each other.
10. In Fig. 8.7, P is the mid-point of side Fig. 8.6
BC of a parallelogram ABCD such that BAP = DAP. Prove that
AD = 2CD.

Fig. 8.7

(E) Long Answer Questions

Sample Question 1 : PQ and RS are two equal and parallel line-segments. Any point
M not lying on PQ or RS is joined to Q and S and lines through P parallel to QM and
through R parallel to SM meet at N. Prove that line segments MN and PQ are equal
and parallel to each other.
Solution : We draw the figure as per the given conditions (Fig.8.8).

Fig. 8.8

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It is given that PQ = RS and PQ || RS. Therefore, PQSR is a parallelogram.

So, PR = QS and PR || QS (1)
Now, PR || QS
Therefore, RPQ + PQS = 180
(Interior angles on the same side of the transversal)
i.e., RPQ + PQM + MQS = 180 (2)
Also, PN || QM (By construction)
Therefore, NPQ + PQM = 180
i.e., NPR + RPQ + PQM = 180 (3)
So, NPR = MQS [From (2) and (3)] (4)
Similarly, NRP = MSQ (5)
Therefore, PNR QMS [ASA, using (1), (4) and (5)]
So, PN = QM and NR = MS (CPCT)
As, PN = QM and
PN || QM, we have PQMN is a parallelogram
So, MN = PQ and NM || PQ.
Sample Question 2 : Prove that a diagonal of a parallelogram divides it into two
congruent triangles.
Solution : See proof of Theorem 8.1 in the textbook.
Sample Question 3 : Show that the quadrilateral formed by joining the mid-points the
sides of a rhombus, taken in order, form a rectangle.
Solution : Let ABCD be a rhombus and P, Q, R and S be the mid-points of sides AB,
BC, CD and DA, respectively (Fig. 8.9). Join AC and BD.

Fig. 8.9

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From triangle ABD, we have

1
SP = BD and
2
SP || BD (Because S and P are mid-points)
1
Similarly, RQ = BD and RQ || BD
2
Therefore, SP = RQ and SP || RQ
So, PQRS is a parallelogram. (1)
Also,AC BD (Diagonals of a rhombus are perpendicular)
Further PQ || AC (From BAC)
As SP || BD, PQ || AC and AC BD,
therefore, we have SP PQ, i.e. SPQ = 90. (2)
Therefore, PQRS is a rectangle[From (1) and (2)]
Sample Question 4 : A diagonal of a parallelogram bisects one of its angle. Prove
that it will bisect its opposite angle also.
Solution : Let us draw the figure as per given condition (Fig.8.10). In it, AC is a
diagonal which bisects BAD of the parallelogram ABCD, i.e., it is given that BAC
= DAC. We need to prove that BCA = DCA.
AB || CD and AC is a transversal.
Therefore, BAC = DCA (Alternate angles) (1)
Similarly, DAC = BCA (From AD || BC) (2)
But it is given that BAC = DAC (3)
Therefore, from (1), (2) and (3), we have
BCA = DCA

Fig. 8.10

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EXERCISE 8.4
1. A square is inscribed in an isosceles right triangle so that the square and the triangle
have one angle common. Show that the vertex of the square opposite the vertex of
the common angle bisects the hypotenuse.
2. In a parallelogram ABCD, AB = 10 cm and AD = 6 cm. The bisector of A meets
DC in E. AE and BC produced meet at F. Find the length of CF.
3. P, Q, R and S are respectively the mid-points of the sides AB, BC, CD and DA of
a quadrilateral ABCD in which AC = BD. Prove that PQRS is a rhombus.
4. P, Q, R and S are respectively the mid-points of the sides AB, BC, CD and DA of
a quadrilateral ABCD such that AC BD. Prove that PQRS is a rectangle.
5. P, Q, R and S are respectively the mid-points of sides AB, BC, CD and DA of
quadrilateral ABCD in which AC = BD and AC BD. Prove that PQRS is a
square.
6. A diagonal of a parallelogram bisects one of its angles. Show that it is a rhombus.
7. P and Q are the mid-points of the opposite sides AB and CD of a parallelogram
ABCD. AQ intersects DP at S and BQ intersects CP at R. Show that PRQS is a
parallelogram.
8. ABCD is a quadrilateral in which AB || DC and AD = BC. Prove that A = B
and C = D.
9. In Fig. 8.11, AB || DE, AB = DE, AC || DF and AC = DF. Prove that BC || EF and
BC = EF.

Fig. 8.11
10. E is the mid-point of a median AD of ABC and BE is produced to meet AC at F.
1
Show that AF = AC.
3
11. Show that the quadrilateral formed by joining the mid-points of the consecutive
sides of a square is also a square.

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12. E and F are respectively the mid-points of the non-parallel sides AD and BC of a
1
trapezium ABCD. Prove that EF || AB and EF = (AB + CD).
2
[Hint: Join BE and produce it to meet CD produced at G.]
13. Prove that the quadrilateral formed by the bisectors of the angles of a parallelogram
is a rectangle.
14. P and Q are points on opposite sides AD and BC of a parallelogram ABCD such
that PQ passes through the point of intersection O of its diagonals AC and BD.
Show that PQ is bisected at O.
15. ABCD is a rectangle in which diagonal BD bisects B. Show that ABCD is a
square.
16. D, E and F are respectively the mid-points of the sides AB, BC and CA of a
triangle ABC. Prove that by joining these mid-points D, E and F, the triangles ABC
is divided into four congruent triangles.
17. Prove that the line joining the mid-points of the diagonals of a trapezium is parallel
to the parallel sides of the trapezium.
18. P is the mid-point of the side CD of a parallelogram ABCD. A line through C
parallel to PA intersects AB at Q and DA produced at R. Prove that DA = AR and
CQ = QR.

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