Proving Quadrilaterals Flashcards
1
Q
How do you prove a rectangle?
A
If parallelogram has 1 or more right angles
Diagonals are congruent
All four angles are right angles
2
Q
How do you prove a rhombus?
A
If parallelogram has a pair of consecutive sides congruent
Either diagonal of a parallelogram bisects two angles
If diagonals perpendicularly bisect each other
3
Q
How do you prove a kite?
A
Two disjoint pairs of consecutive sides congruent
Diagonals perpendicularly bisect each other
4
Q
How do you prove a square?
A
If quadrilateral is both a rhombus and rectangle
5
Q
How do you prove an isosceles trapezoid?
A
If non parallel sides congruent
If lower or upper base are congruent
Diagonals congruent
6
Q
How do you prove a parallelogram?
A
Both opposite sides // Both opposite sides congruent One opposite side || and congruent If diagonals bisect each other Both pairs opposite angles congruent