Properties of Parallelograms and Rectangles and Kites

The diagonals of a parallelogram

• are always congruent

• bisect each other

• are never congruent

• parallel

Name that shape. 

• square

• square
  rhombus

• quadrilateral
  parallelogram
  rhombus

• quadrilateral
  parallelogram
  square

Which of the following properties is true about rectangles?

• Four congruent sides.

• Four right angles.

• Diagonals bisect opposite angles.

ABCD is a parallelogram. Solve for x and y

ABCD is a rectangle. Solve for x

ABCD is a kite. Solve for x and y

x = _____, y = _____

ABCD is a rectangle. Find CD and AC

CD = _____, AC = _____

ABCD is a rhombus. Solve for x and y.

x = _____, y = _____

ABCD is a kite. Solve for x and y

x = _____, y = _____

Which of the following is not a property of kites?

• Diagonals are perpendicular

• Diagonals bisect each other

• 2 pairs of consecutive sides are congruent

• Non-vertex angles are congruent