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Properties of Quadrilateral

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Topics

  • Adjacent Sides and Angles
  • Opposite Sides and Angles
  • Diagonals of a Quadrilateral
  • Angle Sum Property of a Quadrilateral

Adjacent Sides and Angles of a Quadrilateral

Adjacent Sides:

Definition: Adjacent sides are two sides of a quadrilateral that meet at a common vertex.
Example (□ABCD):
AB and AD
AD and DC
DC and CB
CB and BA
A quadrilateral has 4 pairs of adjacent sides.

Adjacent Angles:

Definition: Adjacent angles are two angles of a quadrilateral that share a common side (arm).
Example (□DEFG):
∠DEF and ∠EFG
∠EFG and ∠FGD
∠FGD and ∠GDE
∠GDE and ∠DEF
A quadrilateral has 4 pairs of adjacent angles.

Opposite Sides and Opposite Angles of a Quadrilateral

Opposite Sides :

Definition: The term "opposite sides" refers to two sides of a quadrilateral that do not share a common vertex.
Example (in □ABCD):
AB and DC
AD and BC
 A quadrilateral has two opposite pairs of sides.

Opposite Angles :

Definition: Opposite angles are two angles of a quadrilateral that do not share a common side (arm).
Example (in □DEFG):
∠DEF and ∠DGF
∠EFG and ∠GDE
A quadrilateral has 2 pairs of opposite angles.

Diagonals of a Quadrilateral

Definition: The diagonals of a quadrilateral are the line segments that connect the vertices of its opposite angles.

In a quadrilateral like ABCD, some corners (angles) are opposite to each other.
Example: ∠A and ∠C, ∠B and ∠D.

If you join the opposite corners with a straight line, you get a diagonal.
So, in □ABCD:
Line AC is a diagonal (joins ∠A and ∠C)
Line BD is another diagonal (joins ∠B and ∠D)

Maharashtra State Board: Class 6

Activity

The sum of the measures of the four angles of a quadrilateral is 360°.
Steps:

  1. Draw a quadrilateral (any four-sided shape like PQRS).
  2. Draw one diagonal (for example, draw line PR).
  3. This procedure divides the quadrilateral into two triangles: △PSR and △RQP.
  4. Measure all the angles inside both triangles.
  5. Add all the angles of the two triangles.

Observation:
Each triangle has an angle sum of 180°.
Two triangles → 180° + 180° = 360°
Conclusion:
The sum of the four angles in any quadrilateral is always 360°.
This is due to the ability to split a quadrilateral into two triangles:
180° + 180° = 360°

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