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Test Yourself  11.3

             1.  For each of the following triangles, determine
               whether it has line(s) of symmetry. Draw the    (c)                    (d)

               line(s)  of symmetry for the triangles  that               48°                   28°
                                                                    42°
               have lines of symmetry.                                                    56°
               (a)                 (b)
                                                            5.  Find the value of x in each of the following
                                                               triangles.

                                                               (a)         80°    (b)     76°
               (c)                 (d)                                       x
                                             45°                                              x
                                                                      28°

                                                               (c)       x  30°    (d)     x
             2.  Draw each of the following triangles using           22°                  124°
               a protractor and a ruler.
                                                                                              x
               (a)  An equilateral triangle with sides 6 cm
                    each.
               (b)  An isosceles triangle  with base 8 cm     6.  Find the unknown  angles  marked in the
                    and base angles 58° each.                  following triangles.
               (c)  ∆KLM with KL = 6.4 cm, /LKM = 40°          (a)                (b)
                    and /KLM = 105°.
                                                                        70°
               (d)  ∆PQR with PQ = 7.5 cm, PR = 8.4 cm
                                                                            a
                    and /QPR = 50°.                                                  x
                                                                 30°
               (e)  ∆XYZ with YZ = 5.6 cm, XY = 7.2 cm
                    and /XYZ = 60°.
               (f)  ∆ABC with  AB = 8 cm,  /BAC = 46°          (c)                (d)
                    and /ACB = 80°. (Hint: Determine the             t
                    third angle in the triangle first.)                    128°                 y
                                                                42°
             3.  Determine  whether  each of the following
               triangles  is  an  equilateral  triangle, an
                                                            7.  In  each  of  the  following  triangles,  find  the
               isosceles triangle or a scalene triangle.
                                                               value of x.
                 (a)               (b)
                                                               (a)                (b)
                                                                           65°
                          70°
                      40°               60°                         x      72°                 x
               (c)                 (d)

                           50°             130°                (c)       x        (d)       38°
                                        25°                          80°
                      30°                                                 28°
                                                                                              10°
             4.  Determine  whether  each of the following                                   x
               triangles  is  an  acute-angled triangle,  an   (e)                (f)
               obtuse-angled triangle or a right-angled               46°                        62°
               triangle.                                                 34°             x    45°
               (a)                    (b)                           x
                                                50°
                                                               (g)       114°     (h)    x      67°
                    44°
                                           47°
                                                                      x                 46°
                                                                          32°                 20°



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