Prove that the sum of all the angles of a quadrilateral is 360°.



Given: Consider a PQRS where QS is diagonal.


To prove: ∠P + ∠Q + ∠R + ∠S = 360°


Proof:


For ∆PQS, we have,


∠P + ∠PQS + ∠PSQ = 180° ... (1) …Using Angle sum property of Triangle


Similarly, in ∆QRS, we have,


∴ ∠SQR + ∠R + ∠QSR = 180° ... (2) …Using Angle sum property of Triangle


On adding (1) and (2), we get


∠P + ∠PQS + ∠PSQ + ∠SQR + ∠R + ∠QSR = 180° + 180°


∴ ∠P + ∠PQS + ∠SQR + ∠R + ∠QSR + ∠PSQ = 360°


∴ ∠P + ∠Q + ∠R + ∠S = 360°


∴ The sum of all the angles of a quadrilateral is 360°.

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