Question:
Prove that the sum of all the angles of a quadrilateral is 360°.
Solution:
Let ABCD be a quadrilateral and ∠1, ∠2, ∠3 and ∠4 are its four angles as shown in the figure.
Join BD which divides ABCD in two triangles, ∆ABD and ∆BCD.
In ∆ABD, we have:
∠1 + ∠2 + ∠A = 180o ...(i)
In ∆BCD, we have:
∠3 + ∠4 + ∠C = 180o ...(ii)
On adding (i) and (ii), we get:
(∠1 + ∠3) + ∠A + ∠C + (∠4 + ∠2) = 360o
⇒ ∠A + ∠C + ∠B + ∠D = 360o [ ∵ ∠1 + ∠3 = ∠B; ∠4 + ∠2 = ∠D]
∴ ∠A + ∠C + ∠B + ∠D = 360o