Quadrilaterals

Two dimensional figure with four sides and four angles

quad - 4

lateral - sides

Properties:

Should be a closed shape with four sides

All angles must sum up to 360 degrees

Types of Quadrilaterals

Square

Quadrilateral with four congruent sides and angles

Every square is a parallelogram as well as a rhombus and rectangle

It has all the properties of all these quadrilaterals

🤍 - opposite sides are parallel, congruent

- opposite angles ang congruent
- consecutive angles ang supplementary
- diagonals bisect each other

🤍 - four right angles, congruent sides

- diagonals are congruent, perpendicular, bisect opposite angles

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 Rectangle

Quadrilateral with four right angles

A rectangle is a parallelogram since opposite angles ang congruent

Has all properties of a parallelogram

🤍 - opposite sides and parallel, congruent

- opposite angles are congruent
- consecutive angles are supplementary
- diagonals bisect each other

Theorem: If a parallelogram is a rectangle, then its diagonals ang congruent

Converse: If the diagonals of a parallelogram are congruent then the

parallelogram is a rectangle

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 💡 Is a square a rectangle? YES
Is a rectangle a square? NO

- A rectangle is a quadrilateral with 4 right angles, its opposite sides are

equal ang parallel
- A square is a quadrilateral with 4 right angles, and 4 equal sides

💡 A square can be a rectangle because it has 4 equal sides and 4 equal

angles
A rectangle is not a square because it does not have equal sides

Trapezoid

Quadrilateral that has exactly 1 pair of parallel sides

Kite

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 Quadrilateral that has two pairs of consecutive congruent sides but the opposite
sides are not congruent

Rhombus

Quadrilateral with four congruent sides

A rhombus is a parallelogram since opposite sides are congruent

🤍 - opposite sides and parallel, congruent

- opposite angles are congruent
- consecutive angles are supplementary
- diagonals bisect each other

Note: the four small triangles are right and congruent [by SSS]

This means the diagonals form four angles that are congruent, and must be 90
degrees each [diagonals are perpendicular]

Diagonals bisect each of the four angles of the rhombus [diagonals bisect opposite
angles]

Properties:

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 Theorem: Diagonals of a rhombus are perpendicular

Theorem: Each diagonal of a rhombus bisect a pair of opposite angles

🤍 - opposite sides and parallel, congruent

- opposite angles are congruent
- consecutive angles are supplementary
- diagonals bisect each other

🤍 - all four sides ang congruent

- diagonals ang perpendicular, bisect opposite angles
- also remember: the small triangles ang right ang congruent!

Parallelogram

Quadrilateral that has opposite sides that are equal and parallel

Properties of a parallelogram

Opposite Angles

One pair of opposite angle is A and C. The other pair is B and D

Theorem: Opposite angles of a parallelogram are congruent

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 Consecutive Angles

Each angle is consecutive to two other angles. A is consecutive with B and

D

Consecutive Angles in Parallelograms

Theorem: Consecutive angles in a parallelogram are supplementary

m∠A + m∠B = 180

m∠A + m∠C = 180

[m∠C = 46][m∠B = 134]

Consecutive interior angles are supplementary

Diagonals

Segments that join non-consecutive vertices

In this diagram the only two diagonals are AC and BD

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 Diagonal property

Diagonals meet at the midpoint of each diagonal

They bisect each other, but the diagonals are NOT congruent

Theorem: The diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other

Theorem: The diagonals of a parallelogram form two congruent triangles

Proving Quadrilaterals in Parallelogram

Definition: A quadrilateral is parallelogram if opposite sides are parallel

Property: If a quadrilateral is a parallelogram, then the opposite sides are

parallel

Test: If opposite sides of a quadrilateral are parallel, than it is a parallelogram

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