MEP Pupil Text 3

Exercises
1. Find the angles marked in each diagram, giving reasons for your answers.

(a) (b) (c)

57˚ a
38˚ b b 120˚
a
a c

(d) 80˚
(e) 35˚ (f)
50˚
a b a c
b
a

(g) (h) (i)

40˚ 120˚ a 42˚
a

a b
b c b c

(j) (k) (l)

25˚
80˚

c
d a 124˚
a b
c b a b

(m) (n) (o)

a 56˚ a
b
c b
20˚
a
37˚ c
b
c

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2. Find the size of the angles marked a, b, c, etc. in each of the diagrams below.

(a) (b)
70˚
110˚ b d c

a 40˚ a b
60˚

(c) (d)
52˚
c c
d
d

a b b
105˚
a

(e) 40˚ (f)

a b b
a c
50˚
c
60˚ 60˚ d
e

(g) (h)
a
65˚ 41˚ c
b
a
b 42˚ d e
c d
f

(i) (j)
52˚
a

b b c
64˚ a c
38˚

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3. By considering each diagram, write down an equation and find the value of x.

(a) (b)

3x 2x
3x
3x
2x

(c) (d)
6x
5x

3x
3x

(e) (f)

4x
3x
5x

2x

4. Which of the lines shown below are parallel?

E
C
A

66˚ H
68˚
66˚

66˚ J
68˚
66˚

68˚ L
70˚
68˚
K

F
D
B

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