U5C3: Special Parallelograms

Question 1

rhombus

Answer 1

four congruent sides and perpendicular diagonals that bisect each angle

Question 2

rectangle

Answer 2

all four angles are congruent and measure 90 degrees

Question 3

square

Answer 3

four congruent sides and right angles and congruent and perpendicular diagonals that bisect each angle

Question 4

what properties do a rhombus and square share?

Answer 4

1. all four sides are congruent
2. diagonals are perpendicular
3. diagonals bisect each other

Question 5

what properties does a square have that are not properties of a rhombus?

Answer 5

in a rhombus, all four sides don’t have to be congruent and diagonals don’t have to be congruent

Question 6

what properties do a square and a rectangle share?

Answer 6

1. all four angles are right and congruent

2. diagonals are congruent

Question 7

what properties does a square have that are not properties of a rectangle?

Answer 7

in a rectangle, all four sides may not be congruent and diagonals
may not be perpendicular or bisect each angle