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Quadrilateral: Constructions and Types — Maths STD 8 — Question

Maharashtra BoardEnglish MediumSTD 8MathsQuadrilateral: Constructions and Types5 Marks
Question
Construct a rectangle PQRS by taking two convenient adjacent sides. Name the point of intersection of diagonals as T. Using divider and ruler, measure the following lengths.
i. lengths of opposite sides, seg QR and seg PS.
ii. lengths of seg PQ and seg SR.
iii. lengths of diagonals PR and QS.
iv. lengths of seg PT and seg TR, which are parts of the diagonal PR.
v. lengths of seg QT and seg TS, which are parts of the diagonal QS.
Observe the measures. Discuss about the measures obtained by your classmates.
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Answer

Draw a rectangle PQRS such that, l(PQ) = 3 cm and l(QR) = 4 cm.
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Steps of construction :
i. As shown in the rough figure, draw seg QR of length 4 cm.
ii. Placing the centre of the protractor at point Q, draw ray QW making an angle of 90° with seg QR.
iii. By taking a distance of 3 cm on the compass and placing it at point Q, draw an arc on ray QW. Name the point as P.
iv. Draw ray PV and ray RU making an angle of 90° with seg PQ and seg QR respectively.
v. Name the point of intersection of ray PV and ray RU as S.
₹PQRS is the required rectangle.
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From the figure,
i. l(QR) = l(PS) = 4 cm
ii. l(PQ) = l(SR) = 3 cm
iii. l(PR) = l(QS) = 5 cm
iv. l(PT) = l(TR) = 2.5 cm
v. l(QT) = l(TS) = 2.5 cm

From the above measures, we can say that for any rectangle,
i. Opposite sides are congruent.
ii. Diagonals are congruent.
iii. Diagonals bisect each other.

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