Examples with solutions for Parts of a Triangle: Calculate Angles in Quadrilaterals

Exercise #1

Below is the quadrilateral ABCD.

Calculate the size of the angle BCD ∢\text{BCD} .

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Step-by-Step Solution

The data in the drawing (which we will first write mathematically, using conventional notation):

BAD=101°ABC=87°CDA=68° \sphericalangle BAD=101\degree\\ \sphericalangle ABC=87\degree\\ \sphericalangle CDA=68\degree

Find:

BCD=? \sphericalangle BCD=\text{?} Solution:

We'll use the fact that the sum of angles in a concave quadrilateral is 360° 360\degree meaning that:

  1. BAD+ABC+BCD+CDA=360° \sphericalangle BAD+ \sphericalangle ABC+ \sphericalangle BCD+ \sphericalangle CDA=360\degree

Let's substitute the above data in 1:

  1. 101°+87°+BCD+68°=360° 101 \degree+ 87 \degree+ \sphericalangle BCD+ 68 \degree=360\degree

Now let's solve the equation we got for the requested angle, we'll do this by moving terms:

  1. BCD=360°101°87°68° \sphericalangle BCD=360\degree- 101 \degree- 87 \degree - 68 \degree

  2. BCD=104° \sphericalangle BCD=104\degree Therefore the correct answer is answer B

Answer

104

Exercise #2

The quadrilateral ABCD is shown below.

Calculate the size of angle BAD ∢\text{BAD} .

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Answer

74

Exercise #3

Below is the quadrilateral ABCD.

EBC is an equilateral triangle.

Calculate the size of angle ADC ∢ADC .

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Answer

115

Exercise #4

Look at the quadrilateral below.

AC||BD

Calculate the the size of the angle BAC ∢\text{BAC} .

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Answer

73

Exercise #5

Shown below is the quadrilateral ABCD.

Calculate the size of the angle BCD ∢\text{BCD} .

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Answer

103

Exercise #6

The quadrilateral ABCD is shown below.

ΔADC is isosceles.

AD = AC

Calculate the size of the angle ABC ∢ABC .

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Answer

94

Exercise #7

Look at the quadrilateral below.
Calculate the size of angle BDC ∢\text{BDC} .

AAABBBDDDCCC3x-42x+86x+10x-2

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Answer

27

Exercise #8

Look at the quadrilateral below.

Calculate the size of angle BAD ∢BAD .

AAABBBCCCDDDx+32x-25x-22x+11

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Answer

38