Exploring Special Parallelograms

What is a parallelogram?

• A quadrilateral with four right angles

• A quadrilateral with both pairs of opposite sides parallel

• A quadrilateral with four congruent sides

• A quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides

Which shape is a parallelogram with four congruent sides?

• Rhombus

• Trapezoid

• Rectangle

• Square

Which quadrilateral has four right angles and four congruent sides?

• Parallelogram

• Square

• Rhombus

• Rectangle

A square is always a:

• All of the above

• Rectangle

• Rhombus

• Parallelogram

True or False: The diagonals of a rectangle bisect each other.

• False

• True

True or False: Opposite sides of a square are parallel.

• False

• True

What is the measure of angle 1 in a rhombus if the diagonals are perpendicular?

• 90 degrees

• 29 degrees

• 61 degrees

• 180 degrees

Which quadrilaterals have congruent diagonals?

• Rectangle and Rhombus

• Rhombus and Square

• Parallelogram and Rhombus

• Rectangle and Square

If the diagonals of a parallelogram are perpendicular and congruent, what shape is it?

• Rectangle

• Rhombus

• Square

• Trapezoid

True or False: The diagonals of a rhombus bisect the angles.

• True

• False