Properties of a Parallelogram
Is this shape a Parallelogram?
Characteristic Definitions
Find the missing angles and Solve for X
True or False
100
Finish the sentence: _____ ___ are parallel.
Opposite Sides
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Is a square a parallelogram and quadrilateral?
Yes
100
What are parallel lines?
Two lines that are the same distance apart and never touch.
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Find the Missing Angles
B = 150° A & C = 30°
100
True or False: All angles in a parallelogram need to add up to 180°.
False
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Finish the sentences: Opposite Sides are ______
Congruent
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Is an Octagon a parallelogram?
No
200
What is a Diagonal?
A straight line joining two opposite corners of a square, rectangle, or other straight-sided shape.
200
What are the missing angles?
C = 145° A and D = 35°
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True or False: In a parallelogram, diagonals always bisect each other.
True
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Finish the sentence: ______ angles = 180 degrees
Consecutive
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Is the letter W a parallelogram?
Absolutely not.
300
What does bisect mean?
Divide (a line, angle, shape, etc.) into two equal parts.
300
Find the missing angle
? = 60°
300
True or false, opposite angles are not ALWAYS congruent in a parallelogram?
False, they are always congruent in a parallelogram
400
Answer All, Some, or None for the following question: ____ rectangles are squares.
None
400
Is a nonagon a parallelogram?
No
400
What are consecutive angles?
Consecutive angles equal 180, they are Consecutive Interior Angles. When two lines are crossed by another line (called the Transversal): The pairs of angles on one side of the transversal but inside the two lines are called Consecutive Interior Angles.
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Solve for x and find the missing angles
x=24 G & E = 120° F & D= 60°
400
True or False: The following shapes are parallelograms - rhombus - square - rectangle - triangle
False - all but the triangle is a paralellogram
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Answer All, Some, or None for the following questions: ______ kites have congruent diagonals. ______ kites are parallelograms.
1. None 2. None
500
Is a Rhomboid a parallelogram? Why or why not?
Yes because it's the same thing as a rhombus!!!
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What is a parallelogram?
A four-sided figure with opposite sides that are parallel.
500
Solve for X and find the unknown angles.
X = 45 S = 45 because it is opposite of X R = 135 because it is opposite of the other 135° angle
500
True or False: There are times when a parallelogram adds up to 180° instead of 360°.
FALSE! They always add up to 360°.
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