TEST FOR

PARALLELOGRAMS
BIONG, JESSA LAISON
 PROPERTIES OF PARALLELOGRAMS

1 2 3 4

• Opposite sides • Opposite sides are • Opposite angles are • Consecutive

are parallel. congruent. congruent. angles are
supplementary.
 How can you
tell if a
quadrilateral is
a
parallelogram?
 • DEFINE • PROPERTY • TEST

A quadrilateral is a If a quadrilateral is a If opposite sides of a

parallelogram if parallelogram, then quadrilateral are
opposite sides are opposite sides are parallel, then it is a
parallel. parallel. parallelogram.

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 Proving
Quadrilatera
ls as
Parallelogra
Theorem 1:
If both pairs of opposite sides of a quadrilateral are congruent,
then the quadrilateral is a parallelogram .

If  EF≅GH;   FG ≅EH , then  Quad. EFGH  is  a  parallelogram .

H G

E F
Theorem 2:
If one pair of opposite sides of a quadrilateral are both congruent and
parallel, then the quadrilateral is a parallelogram .
If  EF ≅GH  and  EF∨¿HG,  then  Quad . EFGH  is  a  parallelogram .
H G

E F
 5 ways to
prove that a
quadrilateral
is a
1. Show that both pairs of opposite sides are || . [definition]
2. Show that both pairs of opposite sides are  .
3. Show that one pair of opposite sides are both || and  .
4. Show that both pairs of opposite angles are  .
5. Show that the diagonals bisect each other .
Thank You!