4.

5 Properties of Quadrilaterals
Objective:
Prove quadrilateral conjectures by using triangle
congruence postulates and theorems
Warm-Up:
How are the quadrilaterals in each pair alike?
How are they different?
Parallelogram vs Square

Alike: Opp
sides || &

Rhombus vs Square
Alike: 4 = sides
Opp <s =
Diagonals perp.

Different: Sq
4 right <s
Different: Sq has 4 right <s
Sq 4 sides

Quadrilateral: Any four sided polygon.

Trapezoid: A quadrilateral with one and only one
pair of parallel sides.

Parallelogram: A quadrilateral with two pairs of

parallel sides.

Rhombus:A quadrilateral with four congruent sides.

Rectangle: A quadrilateral with four right angles.
Square: A quadrilateral with four congruent sides
and four right angles.

PROPERTIES OF SPECIAL QUADRILATERALS:

PARALLELOGRAMS:
Both pairs of opposite sides are parallel
Both pairs of opposite sides are congruent
Both pairs of opposite sides angles are congruent
Consecutive angles are supplementary
Diagonals bisect each other
A diagonal creates two congruent triangles

(its a turn NOT a flip)

Theorem:
A diagonal of a parallelogram divides the parallelogram into two congruent triangles.

PROPERTIES OF SPECIAL QUADRILATERALS:

RECTANGLES:
Rectangles have all of the properties of
parallelograms plus:
Four right angles
Congruent Diagonals
Perpendicular Sides

PROPERTIES OF SPECIAL QUADRILATERALS:

RHOMBUSES:
Rhombuses have all of the properties of
parallelograms plus:
Four congruent sides
Perpendicular diagonals
Diagonals bisect each other

PROPERTIES OF SPECIAL QUADRILATERALS:

SQUARES:
Squares have all of the properties of
parallelograms, rectangles & rhombuses.

Parallelogram

Rhombus Square Rectangle

Note: Sum of the interior <s of a quadrilateral = _____

Example:
Find the indicated measures for the parallelogram WXYZ

2.2

m<WXZ = _____

m<ZXY = _____

m<W = _____

XY = _____

m<WZX = _____

Perimeter of
WXYZ= _____

Example: ABDE is a parallelogram & BC BD

A
B
E

If m<BDC = , find m<EAB. _______

If m<DBC = , m<BCD=6x, find m<EAB ______

If m<DBC = , m<BCD=6x, find m<ABD ______

Example:

Find the indicated measure for the parallelogram

m<A = ______

Example:
Find the indicated measure for the parallelogram

QR = ______

6x-2

x+4

10

Example:

Find the indicated measure for the parallelogram

CD = ______

x-7

Example:

Find the indicated measure for the parallelogram

m<N = ______

Example:
Find the indicated measure for the parallelogram

E
H

m<G = ______

F
G

Homework: Practice

Worksheet

Parallelograms & Factoring

Objective:
Identify the missing component of a given
parallelogram through the use of factoring.
Warm-Up:

What is the first number that

has the letter a in its name?

Example:
Find the indicated measure for the parallelogram

B
A

AD = ______

(
(

Example:

Find the indicated measure for the parallelogram

m<E = ______
F

Example:
Find the indicated measure for the parallelogram

QR = ______

Example:

Find the indicated measure for the parallelogram

m<R = ______
R

Collins Writing:
How could you determine the sum of the
interior angles of a quadrilateral?

Homework: Practice

Worksheet

Given: Parallelogram PLGM with diagonal LM

Prove: LGM MPL
STATEMENTS

REASONS

P
4

L
1

Given: Parallelogram ABCD with diagonal BD

Prove: ABD CDB
STATEMENTS

REASONS

3
2

B
4

Theorem: Opposite sides of a parallelogram are congruent.

Given: Parallelogram ABCD with diagonal BD
Prove: AB CD & AD CB
STATEMENTS

REASONS

Theorem: Opposite angles of a parallelogram are congruent.

Given: Parallelogram ABCD with diagonals BD & AC
Prove: <BAD <DCB & <ABC <CDA
STATEMENTS

REASONS