Quadrilateral Basics Flashcards
What is the definition of a parallelogram?
A quadrilateral with parallel opposite sides
What are three types of parallelograms?
Rectangle, Square, Rhombus
What do you know about consecutive angles in a parallelogram?
They are Supplementary
What is the sum of the interior angles of a quadrilateral?
360
What is the special characteristic of the diagonals of a parallelogram?
They bisect each other
What pieces of a parallelogram are congruent?
Opposite sides and Opposite angles
What is the special characteristic(s) of the diagonals of a rectangle?
They are congruent and they bisect each other
What is the special characteristic(s) of the diagonals of a rhombus?
They are perpendicular
They bisect eachother
They bisect angles of the rhombus
What is the special characteristic(s) of the diagonals of a square?
They are perpendicular
They bisect eachother
They bisect angles of the rhombus
They are congruent
What is the definition of a rhombus?
A parallelogram with congruent sides
What is the definition of a rectangle?
A parallelogram with congruent angles
What is the definition of a square?
A parallelogram with congruent sides and angles
What is the definition of a trapezoid?
A quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel sides
What parallelogram has perpendicular diagonals?
Square and Rhombus
What parallelogram has congruent diagonals?
Rectangle and Square