Properties of Quadrilaterals

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What is a rectangle?

Back

A rectangle is a quadrilateral with four right angles and opposite sides that are equal in length.

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What are the properties of the diagonals of a rectangle?

Back

The diagonals of a rectangle are congruent (equal in length) and bisect each other.

Front

Are all angles in a rectangle congruent?

Back

True, all angles in a rectangle are equal to 90 degrees.

Front

What can be said about the consecutive angles in a rectangle?

Back

Consecutive angles in a rectangle are supplementary, meaning they add up to 180 degrees.

Front

What is a parallelogram?

Back

A parallelogram is a quadrilateral with opposite sides that are parallel and equal in length.

Front

What can be said about the opposite angles in a parallelogram?

Back

The opposite angles in a parallelogram are equal.

Front

What is the sum of the interior angles of a quadrilateral?

Back

The sum of the interior angles of a quadrilateral is 360 degrees.

Front

What is a rhombus?

Back

A rhombus is a quadrilateral with all four sides of equal length and opposite angles that are equal.

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What is the relationship between the diagonals of a rhombus?

Back

The diagonals of a rhombus are perpendicular to each other and bisect the angles.

Front

What is a square?

Back

A square is a quadrilateral that is both a rectangle and a rhombus, with all sides equal and all angles equal to 90 degrees.