Nathan Little

Math 3262

Dr. Crawford

Exploring Quadrilaterals

For GSP click exploring quadrilaterals.gsp

Parallelogram not a rhombus- 2 pair of parallel sides

· Opposite sides are congruent

· Alternate interior angles are congruent

· Diagonals are not congruent

Rectangle- 4 right angles

· Opposite sides are congruent and parallel

· Alternate interior angles are congruent

· Diagonals are congruent

Rhombus not a square- all sides are equal

· Opposite sides are parallel

· Angles are bisected by the diagonals

· Diagonals are perpendicular

Square- 4 right angles, all sides are congruent

· Opposite sides are parallel

· Angles are bisected by the diagonals

· Alternate interior angles are congruent

· Diagonals are congruent and perpendicular

Trapezoid- exactly 1 pair of parallel sides

· Opposite, parallel sides are not congruent

· Alternate interior angles of the parallel sides and diagonals are congruent

· Diagonals are not congruent

Kite not a rhombus- 2 pair of congruent adjacent sides

· Opposite sides are neither congruent nor parallel

· Angles are bisected by the diagonals

· Diagonals are perpendicular