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Angle facts, parallel lines and polygons worksheet — GCSE Foundation

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Angle facts, parallel lines and polygons worksheet — GCSE Foundation

Maths · GCSE Foundation · G3 · Angle facts, parallel lines and polygons · Non-calculator · 15 questions

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1.Two of the angles in a triangle are 50° and 70°. Work out the size of the third angle.
(a)60°
(b)240°
(c)110°
(d)120°
2.Two angles are complementary. One of them is 35°. Work out the size of the other angle.
(a)90°
(b)55°
(c)145°
(d)325°
3.Freya is designing a triangular flower bed. Two of its corners have equal angles, and the angle at the third corner is 40°. Work out the size of one of the two equal corner angles.
(a)70°
(b)140°
(c)50°
(d)20°
4.Two identical ladders lean against the same vertical wall from opposite sides, each making an angle of 58.2° with the ground. The two ladders and the ground form a triangle. Work out the size of the angle between the two ladders at the top, where they meet.
(a)121.8
(b)58.2
(c)116.4
(d)63.6
5.At a point on a straight line, two angles are formed. One of them is 63°. Work out the size of the other angle.
(a)297
(b)117
(c)27
(d)63
6.A regular nonagon has 9 sides. Work out the sum of its interior angles.
(a)1260°
(b)1620°
(c)1440°
(d)140°
7.The sum of the interior angles of a polygon is 1980°. Work out the number of sides of the polygon.
(a)11
(b)13
(c)22
(d)15
8.Two straight lines cross at a point. Which statement about a pair of vertically opposite angles is always true?
(a)They are always equal to 90° each
(b)They always add up to 360°
(c)They always add up to 180°
(d)They are always equal to each other
9.A straight transversal crosses a pair of parallel lines. At one crossing point, the angle between the transversal and a parallel line is 118°. Work out the size of the co-interior (allied) angle at the other crossing point.
(a)59°
(b)118°
(c)62°
(d)236°
10.A regular polygon has an exterior angle of 45°. Work out the number of sides of the polygon.
(a)4
(b)45
(c)8
(d)315
11.Four angles meet at a point. Three of them measure 82°, 105° and 96°. Work out the size of the fourth angle.
(a)159
(b)283
(c)182
(d)77
12.A regular hexagon is divided into six identical triangles by joining its centre to each of the six vertices. Work out the size of the angle of one of these triangles at the centre of the hexagon.
(a)30°
(b)45°
(c)120°
(d)60°
13.A regular polygon has 12 sides. Work out the size of one exterior angle of the polygon.
(a)30°
(b)150°
(c)15°
(d)36°
14.Which of these describes an obtuse angle?
(a)An angle between 180° and 360°
(b)An angle between 90° and 180°
(c)An angle of exactly 90°
(d)An angle between 0° and 90°
15.Two angles are supplementary. One of them is twice the size of the other. Work out the size of the smaller angle.
(a)30
(b)120
(c)90
(d)60

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