Here are two identical tiles - OCR - GCSE Maths - Question 10 - 2018 - Paper 1
Question 10
Here are two identical tiles.
Sketch two quadrilaterals that can be made by joining the tiles.
Write the mathematical name of each quadrilateral.
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Worked Solution & Example Answer:Here are two identical tiles - OCR - GCSE Maths - Question 10 - 2018 - Paper 1
Step 1
Sketch two quadrilaterals that can be made by joining the tiles.
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To create the quadrilaterals using the given tiles, we can form two shapes:
Quadrilateral 1: A kite by connecting the two tiles along one of the longer sides. This results in two triangles that share the same base.
Quadrilateral 2: A rectangle by aligning the tiles such that their angles match up, forming a perfect rectangle with sides of equal length.
Both quadrilaterals can be represented visually as follows:
Quadrilateral 1: Kite
Quadrilateral 2: Rectangle
Step 2
Work out the interior angles of each triangle.
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For Triangle 1:
Given angles: 60° and 30°.
The sum of angles in a triangle is always 180°:
180°−(60°+30°)=90°
Therefore, Triangle 1 has angles of 60°, 30°, and 90°.
For Triangle 2:
Given angles: 60° and 30° (the tiles can create the same angles when joined differently).
Again, using the sum of angles:
180°−(60°+30°)=90°