Properties of a parallelogram Lesson Plan

Properties of a parallelogram

Topic: Properties of a parallelogram Grade Level: 10th

AIM: What are the properties of a parallelogram?

OBJECTIVES: By the end of the lesson, the students should be able to

1. Define parallelogram.
2. State the following properties of a parallelogram:
a. opposite sides of a parallelogram are congruent
b. opposite angles of a parallelogram are congruent
c. consecutive angles of a parallelogram are supplementary
d. the diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other
3. Prove that a diagonal divides a parallelogram into two congruent triangles.
4. Apply the properties of a parallelogram in numerical and algebraic problems.

PRIOR KNOWLEDGE:
 Knowledge of parallel lines and of the angles formed when two parallel lines are cut by
a transversal.
 Past learned method of proving triangles congruent – ASA

MATERIALS/EQUIPMENT:
- Projector,
- Transparencies,
- laptop computer with Geometer’s Sketchpad (GSP) Software

MOTIVATION: Picture will be presented as a power point slide.

- The picture shows the tiling of a floor. What geometric

figures were used to tile the floor?

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DEVELOPMENT:

I. Homework Review
Students will present and explain their work to the class using transparencies.

II. Introduce unit – quadrilaterals

1. Define quadrilateral
2. Review the parts of a quadrilateral using a GSP presentation.
- Consecutive/adjacent vertices
- Consecutive/adjacent sides
- Opposite sides
- Consecutive angles
- Opposite angles
- Diagonal(s)

III. Explore the properties of a parallelogram

Use a GSP presentation to explore the properties of the parallelogram. Start by
constructing a parallelogram and then measure the angles, the sides, and the diagonals. From
observation of the presentation the class will learn the following properties of a
parallelogram: opposite sides are congruent, opposite angles are congruent, consecutive
angles are supplementary, diagonals bisect each other.
[An example of the diagram that will be constructed is included at the end of the lesson plan.]

Show, using GSP, how each diagonal divides the parallelogram into two triangles. Ask
students to explain why those triangles are congruent.

Pivotal Questions
- Why are consecutive angles of a parallelogram supplementary?
- Why are the triangles formed by each diagonal congruent?

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IV. Example Problems – Applying the properties of a parallelogram to algebraic problems.

1. The degree measures of two opposite angles of a parallelogram are represented by

3x + 40 and x + 70. a. Find the value of x.
b. Find the degree measure of one of the angles.
2. In parallelogram ABCD, the degree measure of angle A is A D
represented by 2x and the degree measure of B represented by
2x + 60. Find the degree measure of angle A and the C
B
degree measure of angle B. Ex. 2 & 3
3. In parallelogram ABCD, AB = 4x + 20 and CD = 6x – 10. Find AB and CD.
4. If DE = 4y + 1 and EB = 5y – 1, find DB. D C
E

A B
Ex. 4–6

V. Practice problems – Applying the properties of a parallelogram to algebraic problems.

1. If mDAB = 4y - 60 and mDCB = 30 - y, find the degree measures of the angles of the parallelogram.
2. If AB = 4x + y, BC = y + 4, CD = 3x + 6, DA = 2x + y, find the lengths of the sides of
the parallelogram.

ASSESSMENT:
- Questions
- Answers
- comments
- practice problems
- presentations

SUMMARY:
1. Using complete sentences, explain what are the properties of a parallelogram?

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HOMEWORK:

1. B

E Given: ABC is scalene,

D with altitudes AE and CD.

Prove: AE  CD.
A C

2. If DA  CB and  DAB  CBA, prove that AOB is isosceles.

D C
O

A B

3. Find the degree measures of the other three angles of a parallelogram if one angle measures:
60

4. In ABCD, A measures x degrees and B measures (2x - 30) degrees. Find the
degree measure of A.

5. In ABCD, mABC = 3x - 12 and mCDA = x + 40. Find mABC, mCDA,

mBCD, mDAB.

6. In ABCD, AB = 7x - 4 and CD = 2x + 21. Find AB and CD.

7. In ABCD, which is always true?

(1) AB = AD (2) AB = DC (3) AB AD (4) A  B

D C
E

A B

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Example of a parallelogram that the two students will be construct in class with GSP.

Sides’ lengths Angles’ measures Bisected diagonals’ measures

m AB = 14.7 cm mBAC = 54.7 AE = 10.4 cm

m AC = 8.4 cm mACD = 125.3 ED = 10.4 cm
m CD = 14.7 cm mCDB = 54.7 CE = 6.0 cm
m DB = 8.4 cm mDBA = 125.3 EB = 6.0 cm

C D

A B