Notes and Examples

Vocabulary
Parallelogram:
Quadrilateral
Opposite sides are parallel
Symbol:

Group Activity
In a parallelogram, what are the relationships between
Opposite sides?
Opposite angles?
Consecutive (same-side interior) angles?
Diagonals?

Properties of parallelograms
In a parallelogram,
Opposite sides are congruent.
Opposite angles are congruent.
Consecutive (same-side interior) angles are
supplementary.
Diagonals bisect one another.

Opposite sides are congruent.

A

Opposite angles are congruent.

A

Consecutive (SSI) angles are supplementary.

A

Diagonals bisect one another.

A

Example 1
Find each measure in
= 110.
J

JKLM, if = 16, = 18, and

Find:
JL
KL
JN

Example 2
Find each measure in

ABCD: AD, .

B
(10 1)

(6 + 5)

5 + 19

Example 3
Three of the vertices in
ABCD are given by A(1,-2),
B(-2,3), and D(5,-1). Find the coordinates of C.

Practice
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