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Sport is a form of physical activity or game. The main purpose of sports are to promote physical activity and
improve motor skills for health, performance and psychosocial development. Participants also gain a chance
to be part of a community, develop new social circles, and create social norms and attitudes. Here are some
popular indoor or outdoor sports in our country like cricket, hockey, football, tennis, chess, etc.
Here are some diagrams showing the different angles formed by football players in a match near the goal
post. The greater the angle, better is the chance of the player scoring a goal.
For example, the player has a better chance of scoring a goal from Position A than from Position B.

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Player in Position B
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Player in Position A
Fig (i)

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A bit far from goal post in a straight 3
line 4 5

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Fig (ii) Fig (iii)
Now, seven players are practicing their penalty kicks. They are lined up in a straight line in front of the goalpost
in Fig.(ii), which player has the best kicking angle?
Now, the players are lined up as shown in Fig. (iii), which player has the best kicking angle?

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If a transversal intersects two parallel lines, and the difference of two interior angles on the same side of a
transversal is 20°, find the angles.

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