Exploring the Properties of Quadrilaterals

What defines a shape as a quadrilateral?

• Having four sides

• Having parallel sides

• Having equal angles

• Having one pair of parallel sides

Which property is common to all parallelograms?

• Congruent diagonals

• Right angles

• All sides are equal

• Opposite sides are parallel

Which of the following is a property of all parallelograms?

• Only one pair of sides is parallel

• All sides are congruent

• Diagonals bisect each other

• All angles are right angles

What is the formula for the perimeter of a rhombus?

• P = 2S

• P = 4S

• P = S + S

• P = 2S + 2S

What is the formula for the area of a rhombus?

• Area = length * width

• Area = 1/2 * diagonal1 * diagonal2

• Area = base * height

• Area = side * height

How are the diagonals of a rectangle characterized?

• Perpendicular to each other

• Of unequal lengths

• Bisect each other into unequal parts

• Of equal length

Which statement is true for all squares?

• Each side is of equal length

• All angles are not 90 degrees

• Only one pair of sides is parallel

• Diagonals are not perpendicular

How do the diagonals of a square interact?

• They bisect each other at right angles

• They do not intersect

• They are parallel to each other

• They overlap completely

What distinguishes an isosceles trapezoid from other trapezoids?

• It has no parallel sides

• Only one pair of opposite sides is parallel

• All sides are of equal length

• It has two congruent non-parallel sides

What is true about the base angles of an isosceles trapezoid?

• They are not congruent

• They are supplementary

• They are both acute angles

• They are congruent