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6.4 – Proving Quadrilaterals are Parallelograms

Theorems to Prove Quadrilaterals are Parallelograms:

 If both pairs of opposite sides of a quadrilateral are congruent, then the quadrilateral is a
parallelogram.
 If both pairs of opposite angles of a quadrilateral are congruent, then the quadrilateral is
a parallelogram.
 If an angle of a quadrilateral is supplementary to both consecutive angles, then the
quadrilateral is a parallelogram.
 If the diagonals of a quadrilateral bisect each other, then the quadrilateral is a
parallelogram.
 If one pair of opposite sides of a quadrilateral are both congruent and parallel, then the
quadrilateral is a parallelogram.

Prove: If both pairs of opposite sides of a quadrilateral are congruent, then the quadrilateral is a
parallelogram.
A B
Given: AB ≅ CD and AD ≅ BC

Prove: ABCD is a

D C
Statement Reason
Is there enough information to prove the quadrilateral is a parallelogram? If so, write a
theorem as justification why it is a parallelogram. A B
E

D C
1) AD∨¿ BC and AD ≅ BC 2) AE ≅ EC and DE ≅ EB 3) AB∨¿ CD and
AD ≅ BC

4) ∠ADC ≅ ∠CBA and 5) ∠DAB is supplementary to ∠ADC 6) ΔAED ≅ ΔCEB

∠BAD ≅ ∠DCB ∠ABC is supplementary to ∠BCD

Determine the value of x and y so that the quadrilateral is a parallelogram.

A B
1) 2) 3)
E

D C

AE = x2 – 45, EC = -3x - 5
DE = 2y2, EB = -3y + 2
Proofs:

1) Given: AB ≅ CD, AF ≅ BC , ∠AFD ≅ ∠ADF 2) Given: WXYZ

Prove: ABCD is a parallelogram Prove: ΔWOX ≅ ΔYOZ using AAS

3) Given: WXYZ, ZO ⊥ WO, XP ⊥YP 4) Given: ΔRQP ≅ ΔONP, R is midpoint of

MQ
Prove: WOYP is a parallelogram Prove: MRON is a parallelogram

(Give a reason for each step)

5) Given: PQRS, PT ≅ UR

Prove: QT ≅ SU

P Q

T
U

S
R
Using Coordinate Geometry

Show that the coordinates A(2, -1), B(1, 3), C(6, 5), and D(7, 1) are vertices of a parallelogram.

What are the 5 ways we can prove a quadrilateral is a parallelogram?

1)

2)

3)

4)

5)

Which of these are we able to show with Algebra /formulas using the given vertices?
Use the space below to show the work to justify these ways.