Properties of Quadrilateral :

Parallelogram :

Properties : a) The opposite sides are equal. ( AB = DC and AD = BC )

b) The opposite angles are equal.( ∠A = ∠C and ∠ B = ∠D)
c) The adjacent angles are supplementary.( ∠A + ∠B= 180)
d) The diagonals bisect each other.( AO = OC and BO = OD).

2) Rectangle : A rectangle is a parallelogram in which each angle is 90 0 .

Properties : a) The opposite sides are equal and parallel. ( AB = DC and

AD = BC also AB || CD and AD || BC)
b) Each angle is a right angle.( ∠A = ∠B = ∠ C = ∠D = 90 0 )
c) Diagonals are equal.(AC = BD)
d) Diagonals bisect each other. (AO = OC and BO = OD)

3) Square : A square is a parallelogram with all sides equal and

all angles are 90 0

Properties : a) All sides are equal.(AB = BC= CD = DA)

b) Each angle is right angle.
c) Diagonal are equal and bisect each other at right angle.

4) Rhombus : Rhombus is a parallelogram with all sides equal and parallel.

Properties : a) All sides are equal. (AB = BC= CD = DA)

c) Opposite angles are equal.
d) Adjacent angles are supplementary( adds up to 180)
e) Diagonals bisect each other at right angle.

5) Trapezoid : It is a quadrilateral with only one pair of parallel sides.

AB || CD

Properties : a) Adjacent angles are supplementary.( ∠1 + ∠2 = 180 and

∠3 + ∠4 = 180)
Note : If non parallel sides (AD = BC) are equal then the trapezoid is called Isosceles
Trapezoid.

6) Kite :

Properties : a) Adjacent sides are equal.(AB = AD and BC = CD)

b) Diagonals intersect each other at right angle.( AC bisect BD)
c) BO = OD

 Kite: A quadrilateral in which two disjoint pairs of consecutive sides are congruent
(“disjoint pairs” means that one side can’t be used in both pairs)

 Parallelogram: A quadrilateral that has two pairs of parallel sides

 Rhombus: A quadrilateral with four congruent sides; a rhombus is both a kite and a
parallelogram

 Rectangle: A quadrilateral with four right angles; a rectangle is a type of

parallelogram

 Square: A quadrilateral with four congruent sides and four right angles; a square is
both a rhombus and a rectangle

 Trapezoid: A quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel sides (the parallel sides
are called bases)

 Isosceles trapezoid: A trapezoid in which the nonparallel sides (the legs) are
congruent
Rectangle

Rhombus

Square

Parallelogram

Trapezium

Isosceles Trapezium
 Kite

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Each member of the quadrilateral family will describe its specific properties.

*Quadrilateral A quadrilateral is any four sided

I have exactly four sides. figure. Do not assume any additional
The sum of the interior properties for a quadrilateral unless
angles of all quadrilaterals you are given additional information.
is 360º.

*Trapezoid
A trapezoid has ONLY
ONE set of parallel
I have only one set of parallel sides. When proving a
figure is a trapezoid, it
sides. is necessary to prove
[The median of a trapezoid is that two sides are
parallel to the bases and equal to parallel and two sides
one-half the sum of the bases.] are not parallel.
 *Isosceles Trapezoid
Never assume that a
I have: trapezoid is
- only one set of parallel sides isosceles unless you
- base angles congruent are given (or can
- legs congruent prove) that
information.
- diagonals congruent
- opposite angles supplementary

*Parallelogram
Notice how the properties
I have:
of a parallelogram come
- 2 sets of parallel sides in sets of twos: two
- 2 sets of congruent sides properties about the sides;
- opposite angles congruent two properties about the
- consecutive angles angles; two properties
about the diagonals. Use
supplementary
this fact to help you
- diagonals bisect each other remember the properties.
- diagonals form 2 congruent
triangles

*Rectangle If you know the

properties of a
I have all of the properties of the parallelogram, you
parallelogram PLUS only need to add 2
- 4 right angles additional properties to
describe a rectangle.
- diagonals congruent

*Rhombus A rhombus is a slanted

I have all of the properties of the square. It has all of the
parallelogram PLUS properties of a parallelogram
- 4 congruent sides plus three additional
properties.
- diagonals bisect angles
- diagonals perpendicular
 *Square The square is the
most specific
Hey, look at me! member of the
I have all of the properties of the quadrilateral
parallelogram AND the rectangle AND family. It has the
largest number of
the rhombus.
properties.
I have it all!