Completing Quadrilaterals
Completing Quadrilaterals printable sheet
Each line is one side of the named quadrilateral. Can you draw the other three sides in the 4 by 4 dotty grids?
If there is more than one possibility, try to find the quadrilateral with the largest area (given in brackets).
An * indicates that there is a “special” quadrilateral with a larger area than the one
given in the brackets. For example, the largest parallelogram might be a square or a rectangle. Take a look at the Getting Started page if you want to find out more about special cases.
| 1. Rectangle (6) |
2. Square (8) |
3. Rectangle (4) |
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4. Isosceles Trapezium (12) |
5. Parallelogram (9*) |
6. Kite (8) |
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7. Parallelogram (6) |
8. Square (5) |
9. Kite (12) |
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10. Rhombus (4*) |
11. Parallelogram (3*) |
12. Kite (6) |
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13. Arrowhead (6) (Concave Kite) |
14. Kite (8) | 15. Rhombus (8) |
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16. Rhombus (3) |
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18. Trapezium (9) |
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19. Parallelogram (8) |
20. Isosceles Trapezium (8) |
21. Kite (3) |
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22. Arrowhead (4) (Concave Kite) |
23. Kite (9) | 24. Trapezium (9) |
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With thanks to Don Steward, whose ideas formed the basis of this problem.
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