Question

We need a pair of 30°-60°-90° set- squares for this activity. Place them as shown in the figure.

(i) What is the shape we get?

(ii) Is it a parallelogram?
It is a quadrilateral; infact it is a rectangle. (How?

(iii) What can We say about its lengths of sides, angles and diagonals? Discuss and list them out.

Answer 1

(i) Rectangle

(ii) Yes, Opposite sides are equal. All angles = 90°

(iii) Opposite sides are equal.

All angles are equal and are = 90°.

Diagonals are equal