3. Understanding Quadriaterals
The chapter provides a detailed exploration of quadrilaterals, defining various types including convex and concave polygons, regular and irregular polygons, and specific shapes such as trapeziums, kites, parallelograms, rhombuses, rectangles, and squares. It highlights the properties of each shape, especially focusing on sides, angles, and diagonals. A series of exercises and activities engage students in classification, calculation, and exploration of geometric principles related to quadrilaterals.
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What we have learnt
- Polygons are classified as either convex or concave based on their diagonals and interior lines.
- A regular polygon is equiangular and equilateral, while irregular polygons do not meet these criteria.
- The sum of the exterior angles of any polygon is always 360°.
Key Concepts
- -- Polygon
- A simple closed curve made of line segments.
- -- Convex Polygon
- A polygon where the line segment joining any two interior points lies entirely within the polygon.
- -- Concave Polygon
- A polygon that has at least one line segment between two points lying outside the polygon.
- -- Regular Polygon
- A polygon that is both equiangular and equilateral.
- -- Parallelogram
- A quadrilateral with opposite sides that are both equal in length and parallel.
- -- Rhombus
- A parallelogram where all four sides are of equal length.
- -- Rectangle
- A parallelogram with four right angles.
- -- Square
- A rectangle with all four sides of equal length.
- -- Kite
- A quadrilateral with two pairs of equal consecutive sides.
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