PROPERTIES OF RHOMBUS

Rhombus is a parallelogram with 4 equal sides.

PROPERTIES OF A RHOMBUS:

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- Opposite angles are iagonals are perpendicular (forms
congruent. right angles or 90)
∠A = ∠C
∠D = ∠B
- Consecutive angles are
supplementary.
∠A + ∠B = 180
∠D + ∠C = 180

- Each diagonal of a rhombus

bisects opposite angles.
∠LEO = ∠VEO
∠ELV = OLV
- Diagonals bisect each other.
LD = DV
ED = DO
Example:

In rhombus ABCD, AB = 2x + 3 and BC = 5x.

Find x: 1
Find AD:
Find m∠AEB: 90
Find m∠BCD if m∠ABC = 83.2
∠BCD = 96.8

To solve for x: To solve for To solve for m∠AEB: To find ∠BCD:

AB = BC AD:
2x + 3 = 5x 5x m∠AEB = 90 ∠ABC & ∠BCD = 180
3 = 5x – 2x 5 (1) consecutive
3 = 3x 5 (diagonals are (supplementary)
3/3 = 3x/3 perpendicular/ 90)
X=1 2x + 3 ∠ABC + ∠BCD = 180
2 (1) + 3 83.2 + ∠BCD = 180
2+3 ∠BCD = 180 – 83.2
5 ∠BCD = 96.8
Find the missing values:

∠EBC = 34
∠ABC = 68
∠ABC = ∠ABE + ∠EBC

∠ABE 34
∠BAE ∠BAD + ∠ABC = 180
∠BAD + 68 = 180
∠BAD = 180 – 68
∠BAD = 112

∠BAE = ½ ∠BAD
∠BAE = ½ 112
∠BAE = 56
∠CED 90
∠ADE 90
AE 9
ED 11
CD 15

∠1 Using consecutive property:

∠3 + ∠(1 & 2) = 180
76 + ∠ (1 & 2) = 180
∠ ( 1 &2) = 180 – 76
∠(1 &2) = 104
∠1 = ½ 104
∠1 = 52

Triangle
38 + 90 = 180
128 = 180
180 – 128 = 52
∠2 52
∠3 38
∠4 38
 ∠5 38
∠6 52
∠7 52
∠8 90

RT = 22 and US = 18. RU = 3x and UT = 24

VT 11
UV 9
RS 24
ST 24
X 3x = 24
3x/3 = 24/3
X=8
Find the values of x and y for which the given quadrilateral is a rhombus.

To solve for x: To solve for y:

∠R = ∠D ∠S + ∠R = 180
X = 143 ∠S + 143 = 180
∠S = 180 – 143
∠S = 37

To solve for x: To solve for y: To solve for z:

- Each diagonal of a - Diagonals of rhombus - Sum of interior angles
rhombus bisects two are perpendicular. of triangle is 180.
angles of the rhombus. Y = 90 x + y + z = 180
∠WOR = ∠DOW + DOR 31 + 90 + z = 180
∠DOW = ½ ∠WOR 121 + z = 190
∠DOW = ½ 62 Z = 180 – 121
X = 31 Z= 59
∠DOW = 31
∠W + ∠O = 180
∠W + 62 = 180
∠W = 180 – 62
∠W = 118

Z = ½ 118
Z = 59