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What is the sum of the interior angles of a quadrilateral?
What is the sum of the interior angles of a quadrilateral?
What is a characteristic of a rhombus?
What is a characteristic of a rhombus?
What is the formula to calculate the area of a quadrilateral?
What is the formula to calculate the area of a quadrilateral?
What is a kite?
What is a kite?
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What can be said about the diagonals of a quadrilateral?
What can be said about the diagonals of a quadrilateral?
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What is the Midpoint Theorem related to?
What is the Midpoint Theorem related to?
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Quadrilaterals
Definition
- A quadrilateral is a polygon with four sides and four vertices.
Types of Quadrilaterals
- A rectangle is a quadrilateral with all angles being right angles (90 degrees) and opposite sides of equal length.
- A square is a quadrilateral with all angles being right angles (90 degrees) and all sides of equal length.
- A rhombus is a quadrilateral with all sides of equal length, but not necessarily right angles.
- A trapezoid (or trapezium) is a quadrilateral with at least two pairs of opposite sides that are not equal in length.
- A kite is a quadrilateral with two pairs of adjacent sides of equal length, and one pair of opposite angles that are equal.
- An irregular quadrilateral is a quadrilateral that does not fit into any of the above categories.
Properties of Quadrilaterals
- The sum of the interior angles of a quadrilateral is always 360 degrees.
- The diagonals of a quadrilateral intersect each other, and the sum of the lengths of the diagonals is greater than the sum of the lengths of any two opposite sides.
Theorems and Formulae
- The midpoint theorem states that the line segment joining the midpoints of two sides of a quadrilateral is parallel to the third side and half its length.
- The area of a quadrilateral can be calculated using the formula:
Area = (b × h) / 2
, whereb
is the base andh
is the height.
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Learn about the definition and types of quadrilaterals, including rectangles, squares, rhombi, and trapezoids.