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Chapter 5 Understanding Elementary Shape Ex 5.7 Solutions

Question - 1 : -
Say True or False :
(a) Each angle of a rectangle is a right angle.
(b) The opposite sides of a rectangle are equal in length.
(c) The diagonals of a square are perpendicular to one another.
(d) All the sides of a rhombus are of equal length.
(e) All the sides of a parallelogram are of equal length.
(f) The opposite sides of a trapezium are parallel.

Answer - 1 : -

(a) True
(b) True
(c) True
(d) True
(e) False
(f) False.

Question - 2 : -
Give reasons for the following :
(a) A square can be thought of as a special rectangle.
(b) A rectangle can be thought of as a special parallelogram.
(c) A square can be thought of as a special rhombus.
(d) Squares, rectangles, parallelograms are all quadrilaterals.
(e) Square is also a parallelogram.

Answer - 2 : -

(a) A rectangle with all sides equal becomes a square.
(b) A parallelogram with each angle a right angle becomes a rectangle.
(c) A rhombus with each angle a right angle becomes a square.
(d) All these are four-sided polygons made of line segments.
(e) The opposite sides of a square are parallels, so it is a parallelogram.

Question - 3 : -
A figure is said to be regular, if its sides are equal in length and angles are equal in measure. Can you identify the regular quadrilateral?

Answer - 3 : -

A square is a regular quadrilateral.

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