Geometry Quadrilaterals Flashcards
1
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polygon2
A
- closed figure, nonconsecutive sides don’t intersect
- named by their vertices in order around
2
Q
convex polygon
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each interior angle measure
3
Q
diagonal of a polygon
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connects 2 nonconsecutive vertices
4
Q
quadrilateral
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any 4 sided polygon
5
Q
parallelogram5
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- opposite sides are parallel
- opposite sides are congruent
- opposite angles are congruent
- diagonals bisect each other
- all pairs of consecutive angles are supplementary
6
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rectangles3
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- all properties of a parallelogram
- all angles are right angles
- diagonals are congruent
7
Q
kites4
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- 2 disjoint pairs of consecutive sides are congruent
- 1 diagonal is the perpendicular bisector of the other
- 1 pair of opposite angles congruent
- one of the diagonals bisects a pair of opposite angles
8
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rhombuses5
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- all properties of a parallelogram and kite
- all sides are congruent
- diagonals bisect the angles
- diagonals perpendicular bisect each other
- diagonals form four congruent right triangles
9
Q
squares2
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- all properties of a rectangle and rhombus
- diagonals form 4 isosceles right triangles
10
Q
isosceles trapezoids6
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- legs congruent
- bases parallel
- lower base angles are congruent
- upper base angles are congruent
- diagonals are congruent
- lower base angles are supplementary to upper base angles
11
Q
proving a parallelogram5
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- both pairs of opposite sides are parallel
- both pairs of opposite sides are congruent
- one pair of opposite sides is both parallel and congruent
- diagonals bisect each other
- both pairs of opposite angles are congruent
12
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proving a rectangle3
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- contains four right angles
- diagonals of a parallelogram are congruent
- parallelogram has 1 right angle
13
Q
proving a kite2
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- two disjoint pairs of consecutive sides are congruent
- 1 of the diagonals perpendicular bisects the other
14
Q
proving a rhombus3
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- a parallelogram contains a pair of congruent consecutive sides
- a diagonal bisects two angles of a parallelogram
- the diagonals perpendicular bisect each other
15
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proving a square
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-it is both a rectangle and rhombus