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What is a Quadrilateral

December 7, 2020 by Veerendra

What is a Quadrilateral

A closed figure bounded by four line segments is called a quadrilateral.
quadrilateralAll closed figures shown in figure are quadrilaterals as all of them have four line segments. A quadrilateral has four sides, four vertices, and four angles. Let us consider a quadrilateral PQRS.
quadrilateral-1

  1. Sides of the quadrilateral PQRS are PQ, QR, RS, SP, or QP, PS, SR, RQ.
  2. Angles of the quadrilateral PQRS are ∠P, ∠Q, ∠R, ∠S or ∠SPQ, ∠PQR, ∠QRS, ∠RSP.
  3. Vertices of quadrilateral PQRS are P, Q, R, and S.

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In addition to the above mentioned features, a quadrilateral also has two diagonals. The line segments joining the opposite vertices of a quadrilateral are called its diagonals. So, PR and QS are diagonals of quadrilateral PQRS that divide the quadrilateral into four triangles.
quadrilateral-2

Adjacent sides
In quadrilateral PQRS, the two sides PQ and QR having a common end point Q, are called adjacent sides. Similarly, QR and RS, RS and SP, SP and PQ are adjacent to each other.
quadrilateral-3 Opposite sides
The sides PQ and RS, PS and QR are opposite to each other. They are the opposite sides.
They do not have any common point.

Adjacent angles
Two angles of a quadrilateral that have a common arm are called adjacent angles.
In quadrilateral PQRS
∠P and ∠S, ∠P and ∠Q, ∠Q and ∠R, ∠R and ∠S are pairs of adjacent angles.

Opposite angles
Two angles of a quadrilateral that have no common arm are called opposite angles.
In quadrilateral PQRS, ∠P and ∠R, and ∠Q and ∠S are pairs of opposite angles.

Types of Quadrilaterals:

Quadrilaterals are classified as the following, depending upon their sides.

  1. Parallelogram
  2. Rhombus
  3. Rectangle
  4. Square
  5. Trapezium
  6. Isosceles Trapezium
  7. Kite

Interior and exterior of a quadrilateral

A quadrilateral divides a plane into three parts:

  1. Interior region: The region inside the quadrilateral is called the interior of the quadrilateral.
    Interior-exterior-quadrilateral Points A, B, and C are in the interior of the quadrilateral PQRS.
  2. On the quadrilateral: The points M and N which lie on the boundary are said to be on the quadrilateral.
  3. Exterior region: The region outside the quadrilateral is called the exterior of the quadrilateral. Points U and T are in the exterior of the quadrilaterals.

 

Filed Under: Mathematics Tagged With: Adjacent angles of a quadrilateral, Interior and exterior of a quadrilateral, Opposite angles of a quadrilateral, Opposite sides of a quadrilateral, Quadrilateral

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