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2.7.2 Parallelograms & Rectangles
The student is able to (I can):
Prove and apply properties of parallelograms.
Use properties of parallelograms to solve problems.
Prove and apply properties of rectangles.
Use properties of rectangles.
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parallelogram
Properties of Parallelograms
A quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides.
Therefore, if a quadrilateral is a parallelogram, then it has
two pairs of parallel sides.
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T I
ME
TI ME, TE IM
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Properties of Parallelograms
If a quadrilateral is a parallelogram, then opposite sides are
congruent.
If a quadrilateral is a parallelogram, then opposite angles are
congruent.
KI NG, GK IN
K
NG
I
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K
NG
O
K N, O G
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Properties of Parallelograms
If a quadrilateral is a parallelogram, then consecutive angles
are supplementary.
If a quadrilateral is a parallelogram, then its diagonals bisect
each other.
1 2
34
m1 + m2 = 180m2 + m3 = 180m3 + m4 = 180m4 + m1 = 180
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T U
NE
SSSSTS NS, ES US
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Examples Find the value of the variable:
1. x =
2. x =
3. y =
5x + 3 2x + 15
4
(3x)
(x + 84)
y
5x + 3 = 2x + 153x = 12
3x = x + 842x = 84
42
3(42) = 126y = 180 126
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rectangle A parallelogram with four right angles.
If a parallelogram is a rectangle, then its diagonals are
congruent (checking for square).
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SH
FS IH
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Because a rectangle is a parallelogram, it also inherits all of
the properties of a parallelogram:
Opposite sides parallel
Opposite sides congruent
Opposite angles congruent (actually allallallallangles are
congruent)
Consecutive angles supplementary
Diagonals bisect each other
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Example Find each length.
1. LW
LW = FO = 30
2. OL
OL = FW = 2(17) = 34
3. OW
OWL is a right triangle, so
OW = 16
F O
WL
30
17
+ =2 2 2OW LW OL
+ =2OW 900 1156
=2OW 256
+ =2 2 2OW 30 34
