Example 1
In the figure below, Δ𝐴𝐵𝐶 is an isosceles triangle with 𝐴𝐵 = 𝐴𝐶. ∠𝐵𝐴𝐷 = 30° and 𝐴𝐸 =
𝐴𝐷. Find ∠𝐶𝐷𝐸 (in degrees).
Practice 1
As shown in the following figure, 𝐴𝐵𝐶 is an equilateral triangle while 𝐷𝐸𝐹𝐺 is a square.
Given that 𝐷, 𝐺 and 𝐹 lie on 𝐴𝐶, 𝐴𝐵 and 𝐵𝐶 respectively, find the value of 𝑎 + 𝑏.
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Practice 2
In the diagram below, 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 is a quadrilateral. 𝐸 is a point on 𝐴𝐵 such that ∠𝐵𝐸𝐶 =
∠𝐶𝐸𝐷. 𝐹 is a point on the line segment 𝐷𝐸 such that 𝐶𝐸 = 𝐸𝐹. 𝐺 is a point on 𝐴𝐸 such
that 𝐶, 𝐹 and 𝐺 are on the same straight line. If ∠𝐺𝐹𝐴 = ∠𝐴𝐹𝐷 and 𝐴𝐹 = 𝐸𝐹, find, in
degrees, ∠𝐴𝐸𝐷.
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Example 2
As shown in the following figure, 5 identical right-angled triangles are tessellated to form a
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bigger right-angled triangle 𝐴𝐶𝐷, where
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= #$ = & . Given that the area of triangle
𝐴𝐵𝐶 is 100 cm2, find the length, in cm, of 𝐴𝐷.
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Practice 3
In the following figure, the length of the side of square 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 is 16 cm, and the length of
the side of square 𝐵𝐸𝐹𝐺 is 12 cm. 𝐷𝐸 intersects 𝐵𝐶 at point 𝑃. Find the area (in cm2) of
the shaded region 𝐴𝑃𝐸𝐺.
Practice 4
In the figure below, 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 is a square and 𝐸 is the mid-point of 𝐶𝐷. Find
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Practice 5
In the figure below, 𝐴𝐵, 𝐶𝐷 and 𝐸𝐹 are parallel to each other. 𝐴𝐷 is parallel to 𝐶𝐹. 𝐵𝐻 =
1 cm, 𝐻𝑀 = 2 cm, 𝑀𝑁 = 3 cm and 𝐸𝑁 = 2 cm. If the area of quadrilateral 𝐶𝐷𝐹𝐸 is 𝑚
times the area of triangle 𝐴𝐵𝐻, find the value of 𝑚.
Example 3
The following figure shows 2 identical right angled trapeziums 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 and 𝐴′𝐵′𝐶′𝐷′, where
𝐴𝐵 = 𝐴! 𝐵! , 𝐵𝐶 = 𝐵! 𝐶 ! , 𝐶𝐷 = 𝐶 ! 𝐷! , 𝐷𝐴 = 𝐷′𝐴′ and ∠𝐵𝐶𝐷 = ∠𝐵! 𝐶 ! 𝐷! = 90° . These 2
trapeziums overlap such that 𝐴𝐵 and 𝐴′𝐵′ are on the same line. If 𝐵𝐶 = 20 cm, 𝐶𝑃 = 7
cm and 𝐶 ! 𝑃 = 4 cm, find the area, in cm2, of the shaded region.
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Practice 6
In the figure below, the area of the rectangle 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 is 704 cm2. 𝐴𝐸𝐺𝐹 is a trapezium with
𝐴𝐸 parallel to 𝐹𝐺. Point 𝐹 is on 𝐵𝐶 and 𝐷 is the midpoint of 𝐸𝐺. Find the area of the
trapezium 𝐴𝐸𝐺𝐹.
Practice 7
In the figure below, the square 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐷 overlaps with the square 𝐶𝐸𝐹𝐺. Both squares have
the same area of 100 cm2. Given that the area of the hexagon 𝐴𝐵𝐶𝐺𝐹𝐻 is 125 cm2, find
the length (in cm) of 𝐷𝐸.
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Practice 8
The diagram shows a trapezium with 𝐴𝐷 = 𝐵𝐶. Given that 𝐵𝐷 = 8 cm, ∠𝐴𝐵𝐷 = 45°, find
the area of the trapezium.
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Practice 9
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A rectangle is folded along a diagonal as shown. The area of the resulting figure is # of the
area of the original rectangle. If the area of the shaded triangle is 18 cm2, find the area of
the original rectangle.
Practice 10
The diagram shows 2 squares, 𝐴 and 𝐵, inside a bigger square. Find the ratio of area of 𝐴
to the area of 𝐵.
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Try These!
1. As shown in the diagram, Δ𝐴𝐶𝐷 is isosceles, with 𝐴𝐷 = 𝐶𝐷 and ∠𝐴𝐷𝐶 = 86°. Given
also that 𝑃𝑇 is parallel to 𝐴𝐶, the points 𝑄, 𝑅 and 𝑆 are on 𝑃𝑇 and 𝐵 on 𝐴𝐶 are such
that 𝐴𝐵 = 𝑃𝑄 = 𝑄𝑅 = 𝑅𝑆 = 𝑆𝑇 . If ∠𝐷𝐴𝑇 = 87° and ∠𝑃𝐴𝐶 = 90° , find ∠𝐴𝑄𝐵 +
∠𝐴𝑅𝐵 + ∠𝐴𝑆𝐵 + ∠𝐴𝑇𝐵 in degrees.
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2. In the diagram, 𝐴𝐷 = 𝐷𝐶 = 𝐶𝐵, ∠𝐴𝐷𝐶 = 110°, ∠𝐷𝐶𝐵 = 130°, and ∠𝐴𝐵𝐶 = 𝑥°, find
the value of 𝑥.
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3. The following diagram shows a rectangle where the areas of certain triangles are 5 cm2,
6 cm2, 10 cm2 and 54 cm2 respectively. Find the area of part 𝑥.
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