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Rectilinear Figures

ICSE · Class 9 · Mathematics

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Key Topics to Revise

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Polygons and Their Angle Sums

  • A polygon is a closed plane figure bounded by at least three line segments.
  • A polygon with 3 sides is a triangle, 4 sides a quadrilateral, 5 sides a pentagon, 6 sides a hexagon, 7 sides a heptagon, and 8 sides an octagon.
  • If each angle of a polygon is less than 180°, it is a convex polygon.
2

Quadrilaterals and Their Properties

  • A quadrilateral is a closed plane figure bounded by four line segments.
  • A quadrilateral has four vertices and two diagonals.
  • The diagonals of a quadrilateral join opposite vertices.
3

Theorems and Proof-Based Results

  • In a parallelogram, both pairs of opposite sides are equal.
  • In a parallelogram, both pairs of opposite angles are equal.
  • In a parallelogram, each diagonal bisects the parallelogram into two equal-area triangles.

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A polygon is a closed planeIf each angle of a polygonIn a polygon of n sidesIf the sides of a polygonIf all the sides and all

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