Parallelogram

Definition of Parallelogram: a
four-sided plane rectilinear figure with
opposite sides parallel

Properties:
Opposite sides are parallel by definition.

Opposite sides are congruent.

Opposite angles are congruent.

Consecutive angles are supplementary.

The diagonals bisect each other.

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Rhombus
Definition of Rhombus: a parallelogram with opposite equal acute angles, opposite equal obtuse
angles, and four equal sides.

Properties:

All the properties of a parallelogram apply (parallel sides, opposite angles are
congruent, and consecutive angles are supplementary).

All sides are congruent by definition.

The diagonals bisect the angles.

 All angles are
90 degrees

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 Rectangle

Definition of Rectangle: a plane figure with four straight sides and four right angles, especially one
with unequal adjacent sides, in contrast to a square.

Properties:

All the properties of a parallelogram apply (parallel sides, opposite sides are
congruent, and diagonals bisect each other).

All angles are right angles by definition.

 All angles 90 degrees and
supplementary

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Square
Definition of square: a plane figure with four equal straight
sides and four right angles.

All the properties of a rhombus apply

All the properties of a rectangle apply

All sides are congruent by definition.

All angles are right angles by definition.

A square is a rectangle because it is a quadrilateral

with four right angles. A square is a rhombus
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Kite
Definition of Kite: a
quadrilateral whose four
sides can be grouped into
two pairs of equal-length
sides that are adjacent to
each other

Properties:
Two pairs of sides
are of equal
length. Only one diagonal is
One pair of bisected by the
diagonally other.
opposite angles
The diagonals cross at
is equal.
90.
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 Trapezoid
Properties: The angles on
The bases (top either side of
and bottom) the bases are
of a trapezoid congruent.
are parallel. The diagonals
Opposite sides of are
an isosceles
congruent.
trapezoid are
congruent.
Definition of
Trapezoid: a
quadrilateral
with only one
pair of parallel
sides.
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