Parallelograms

​Dr. Tom Giles

​Since Quadrilaterals are polygons with four sides, Parallelograms are Special Quadrilaterals

Parallelograms
(& Special Parallograms)

Parallelograms have...

• Opposite Sides that are Parallel

• Opposite Sides that are Congruent

• Opposite Angles that are Congruent

• Consecutive Angles that are Supplementary

• Diagonals that bisect each other

Parallelograms have...

• Opposite Sides that are Parallel

• Opposite Sides that are Congruent

• Opposite Angles that are Congruent

• Consecutive Angles that are Supplementary

• Diagonals that bisect each other

Rectangles have...

• Opposite Sides that are Parallel

• Opposite Sides that are Congruent

• Opposite Angles that are Congruent

• Consecutive Angles that are Supplementary

• Diagonals that bisect each other

​All four angles are right angles Diagonals are congruent

​Plus:

Rhombuses have...

• Opposite Sides that are Parallel

• Opposite Sides that are Congruent

• Opposite Angles that are Congruent

• Consecutive Angles that are Supplementary

• Diagonals that bisect each other

​All four sides are congruent
Diagonals are perpendicular
Diagonals bisect opposite angles

​Plus:

Squares have...

• Opposite Sides that are Parallel

• Opposite Sides that are Congruent

• Opposite Angles that are Congruent

• Consecutive Angles that are Supplementary

• Diagonals that bisect each other

Four congruent sides​
Four right angles
Diagonals are perpendicular
Diagonals bisect opposite angles

​Plus:

So a square is a rhombus and a rectangle and a parallelogram and a quadrilateral.

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Objectives

• To define and classify special types of parallelograms

• To use properties of diagonals of rhombi and rectangles​