Quadrilateral Angles

A quadrilateral is a polygon with four sides and four angles. The sum of the angles in a quadrilateral is always 360 degrees, which means that the four angles in a quadrilateral must add up to 360 degrees.

Table of Contents:

• Quadrilateral Angles
• Quadilateral Angles in Rectangle
• Quadilateral Angles in Square
• Quadilateral Angles in Parallelogram
• Quadilateral Angles in Trapezoid
• Solved Examples
• FAQs

Quadrilateral Angles

A quadrilateral is a polygon with four sides and four angles. The sum of the angles in a quadrilateral is always 360 degrees, which means that the four angles in a quadrilateral must add up to 360 degrees.

The four angles in a quadrilateral can vary in size and measure.

Some common types of quadrilaterals include:

1. Rectangle: A rectangle is a quadrilateral with four right angles. Since a right angle measures 90 degrees, the sum of the four angles in a rectangle is 360 degrees, and each angle measures 90 degrees.

2. Square: A square is a quadrilateral with four equal sides and four right angles. Since each angle in a square measures 90 degrees, the sum of the four angles is 360 degrees, and each angle measures 90 degrees.

3. Parallelogram: A parallelogram is a quadrilateral with opposite sides that are parallel and equal in length. The opposite angles in a parallelogram are congruent (i.e., they have the same measure), so the sum of any pair of opposite angles is 180 degrees.

4. Trapezoid: A trapezoid is a quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides. The sum of the two non-parallel angles in a trapezoid is always equal to the difference between the measures of the parallel angles.

Understanding the angles in a quadrilateral is important in geometry and can help solve problems involving the sides and angles of different types of quadrilaterals.

Quadilateral Angles in Rectangle

In a rectangle, all four angles are right angles (measuring 90 degrees). Since there are four angles in a rectangle, the sum of the angles is 360 degrees.

To find the measure of one angle in a rectangle, you can divide the sum of the angles by 4 (since there are four equal angles). This gives:

360 degrees / 4 = 90 degrees

Therefore, each angle in a rectangle measures 90 degrees.

Another way to think about the angles in a rectangle is that opposite angles are congruent (i.e., they have the same measure).

This means that if one angle in a rectangle measures 90 degrees, then the opposite angle also measures 90 degrees. So, the other two angles in the rectangle must also measure 90 degrees, making all four angles equal to 90 degrees.

Quadilateral Angles in Square

In a square, all four angles are equal in measure and each angle measures 90 degrees (i.e., a right angle). Since there are four angles in a square, the sum of the angles is 360 degrees.

To find the measure of one angle in a square, you can divide the sum of the angles by 4 (since there are four equal angles). This gives:

360 degrees / 4 = 90 degrees

Therefore, each angle in a square measures 90 degrees.

Another way to think about the angles in a square is that opposite angles are congruent (i.e., they have the same measure).

This means that if one angle in a square measures 90 degrees, then the opposite angle also measures 90 degrees. So, the other two angles in the square must also measure 90 degrees, making all four angles equal to 90 degrees.

Quadilateral Angles in Parallelogram

In a parallelogram, opposite angles are congruent, which means they have the same measure.

So, if angle A measures x degrees, then angle C (which is opposite to angle A) also measures x degrees, and if angle B measures y degrees, then angle D (which is opposite to angle B) also measures y degrees.

Since the sum of the opposite angles is always 180 degrees (by definition of a parallelogram), we can set up the following equations:

x + y = 180 (for angles A and B)

x + y = 180 (for angles C and D)

x = 180 – y (for angles A and B)

x = 180 – y (for angles C and D)

Therefore, in a parallelogram, opposite angles are congruent and the sum of the measures of any pair of opposite angles is 180 degrees.

Quadilateral Angles in Trapezoid 

In a trapezoid, the angles can vary in measure, but there are some relationships between the angles that we can use to solve problems involving trapezoids.

One pair of opposite angles in a trapezoid are supplementary, meaning they add up to 180 degrees. These angles are the angles that are adjacent to the parallel sides of the trapezoid.

Let’s call these angles A and B, and let’s call the parallel sides of the trapezoid side a and side b. Then, we can set up the following equation:

A + B = 180

The other two angles in the trapezoid are not supplementary, but we can use the fact that the sum of the angles in a quadrilateral is 360 degrees to find the measure of the other two angles.

Let’s call these angles C and D, and let’s call the non-parallel sides of the trapezoid side c and side d. Then, we can set up the following equation:

A + B + C + D = 360

We can also use the fact that the opposite sides of a trapezoid are parallel to set up some additional relationships between the angles. For example, angle A is congruent to angle D, and angle B is congruent to angle C.

By using these relationships, we can solve for the measure of any of the angles in a trapezoid if we are given enough information about the other angles and sides.

Solved Examples

Example 1: In a trapezoid ABCD, angle A measures 70 degrees and angle D measures 110 degrees. If side AB is parallel to side CD and side AB measures 8 cm while side CD measures 12 cm, what are the measures of angles B and C?

Solution:

We know that angle A and angle D are supplementary, so angle B and angle C are also supplementary. Thus, we can set up the equation:

70 + B + 110 + C = 360

Simplifying, we get:

B + C = 180

We also know that AB is parallel to CD, so angle A is congruent to angle D and angle B is congruent to angle C. Therefore, we can set up another equation:

B + 70 = 110 + C

Simplifying, we get:

B – C = 40

Now we have two equations with two variables, which we can solve using substitution or elimination. We’ll use elimination:

B + C = 180

B – C = 40

Adding these two equations together, we get:

2B = 220

So, B = 110 degrees. Substituting this value into one of the equations, we get:

110 + C = 180

So, C = 70 degrees.

Therefore, angle B measures 110 degrees and angle C measures 70 degrees.

Example 2: In a parallelogram ABCD, angle B measures 60 degrees. What are the measures of the other three angles in the parallelogram?

Solution:

In a parallelogram, opposite angles are congruent, meaning they have the same measure. Since angle B measures 60 degrees, angle D, which is opposite to angle B, also measures 60 degrees.

The sum of the interior angles in any quadrilateral is 360 degrees, so the sum of angles A, B, C, and D is 360 degrees. We already know that angles B and D both measure 60 degrees. Therefore, we can subtract their sum from 360 to find the sum of angles A and C:

360 – 60 – 60 = 240

Since angles A and C are congruent in a parallelogram, we can divide the sum by 2 to find the measure of each angle:

240 / 2 = 120

Therefore, angles A and C both measure 120 degrees. To summarize:

Angle A: 120 degrees

Angle B: 60 degrees

Angle C: 120 degrees

Angle D: 60 degrees

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