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Grade 8 · Geometry of Straight Lines
Angle Relationships: Straight, Intersecting & Perpendicular Lines
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Answer all questions. Show all your working — marks are awarded for method as well as the final answer.
- 1Two angles on a straight line are (3x + 5)° and (x + 15)°. Determine the value of x, and hence the size of each angle.(4)
- 2Two vertically opposite angles are (4x + 10)° and (2x + 50)°. Determine the value of x, and hence the size of each angle.(4)
- 3Angles of 70° and x lie on a straight line. Find x.(1)
- 4Angles of 95° and y lie on a straight line. Find y.(1)
- 5Angles of 140°, 90° and p meet at a point. Find p.(2)
- 6Two lines cross forming an angle of 48°. What is its vertically opposite angle?(1)
- 7Two lines cross forming an angle of 48°. What is the neighbouring angle?(2)
- 8A right angle is split into 28° and k. Find k.(1)
- 9What does AB ⊥ CD mean?(1)
- 10Angles 3x and 2x lie on a straight line. Find x.(2)
TOTAL: 19 marks