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What are the properties of a parallelogram?

  • Diagonals bisect each other (correct)
  • Adjacent angles are supplementary (correct)
  • Opposite sides are parallel (correct)
  • All angles are right angles

What is a parallelogram?

A quadrilateral in which two pairs of opposite sides are parallel.

Which property is not true for all parallelograms?

  • Diagonals bisect each other
  • Opposite angles are congruent
  • Opposite sides are congruent
  • Diagonals are congruent (correct)

Diagonals of a rectangle are always congruent.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

A rectangle must be a parallelogram.

<p>True (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Which figure does not always have congruent diagonals?

<p>Isosceles trapezoid (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is a rhombus?

<p>A parallelogram that has two congruent consecutive sides.</p> Signup and view all the answers

A quadrilateral whose diagonals bisect each other and are perpendicular is a _____.

<p>Rhombus</p> Signup and view all the answers

If the diagonals of a quadrilateral do not bisect each other, what could the quadrilateral be?

<p>Trapezoid (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What defines an isosceles trapezoid?

<p>A trapezoid in which the non-parallel sides are congruent.</p> Signup and view all the answers

What is the difference between a parallelogram and a trapezoid?

<p>A parallelogram has two pairs of parallel sides; a trapezoid has one pair of parallel sides.</p> Signup and view all the answers

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Properties of a Parallelogram

  • Opposite sides are parallel and congruent.
  • Opposite angles are congruent while adjacent angles are supplementary.
  • Diagonals bisect each other and create two congruent triangles.

Parallelogram Definition

  • A quadrilateral with two pairs of opposite sides that are parallel.

Properties of a Rectangle

  • Shares all properties of a parallelogram.
  • All four angles are right angles (90°).
  • Diagonals are congruent, dividing the rectangle into four isosceles triangles.

Rectangle Definition

  • A specific type of parallelogram that contains at least one right angle.

Properties of a Rhombus

  • Shares all properties of a parallelogram.
  • All four sides are congruent and consecutive sides are equal.
  • Diagonals are perpendicular and bisect the angles from which they are drawn.

Rhombus Definition

  • A parallelogram with two congruent consecutive sides.

Properties of a Square

  • Shares all properties of both a rectangle and a rhombus.
  • All four sides are congruent and all angles are right angles.
  • Diagonals are congruent, perpendicular, and bisect the angles.

Square Definition

  • A specific type of rectangle that has two congruent consecutive sides.

Parallelogram vs Rectangle

  • Both have opposite sides that are parallel and congruent, but rectangles must have right angles.

Key Statement about Parallelograms

  • Diagonals are guaranteed to bisect each other in all parallelograms.

Diagonals of a Rectangle

  • The diagonals of a rectangle are congruent and they bisect each other.

Congruent Diagonals in Parallelograms

  • A parallelogram must be classified as a rectangle if its diagonals are congruent.

Non-Congruent Diagonals

  • A rhombus does not always have congruent diagonals, unlike squares and rectangles.

Quadrilaterals Definition

  • A shape with four sides and four angles.

Trapezoid Definition

  • A quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel sides.

Isosceles Trapezoid Definition

  • A special form of trapezoid where the non-parallel sides are equal in length.

Properties of an Isosceles Trapezoid

  • Features one pair of parallel sides, congruent non-parallel sides, congruent base angles, and congruent diagonals.
  • Opposite angles are supplementary, totaling 180°.

Diagonals in Quadrilaterals

  • If the diagonals of a quadrilateral do not bisect each other, the shape could be a trapezoid.

Parallelogram vs Trapezoid

  • Parallelograms have two pairs of parallel sides, whereas trapezoids have only one.

Perpendicular Diagonals in Rhombus

  • A parallelogram qualifies as a rhombus if its diagonals are perpendicular to each other.

Non-Congruent Diagonals in a Parallelogram

  • If the diagonals of a parallelogram are perpendicular but not congruent, the shape is classified as a rhombus.

Length in Rhombus

  • The relationship between the lengths of the sides of a rhombus can be calculated using the formula (a^2 + b^2 = c^2).

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