Quadrilaterals

Objectives:
• define quadrilaterals;
• Determine the conditions that make a quadrilateral a parallelogram.
 Quadrilaterals
is a polygon with four sides. It has four
angles. The sum of the measures of the
interior angles of a quadrilateral is 360°.
The symbol □ is often used to indicate a
quadrilateral.
 Parallelogram
Objectives:
• identify quadrilaterals that are parallelograms;
• prove theorems regarding properties of parallelograms; and
• use properties to find measures of angles, sides, and other quantities
involving parallelograms.
A parallelogram is a quadrilateral with two pairs of
opposite sides that are parallel.

In parallelogram ABCD in
Side that are marked with similar
arrow marks indicate that they are
parallel.
Both pairs of opposite Property 1
sides of a parallelogram of
are congruent. Parallelograms
Example:
26

49 49

26
Example:In parallelogram QRST, and
. Find the length of
Substitute into the given
measure of

Therefore, the length of

Example: Quadrilateral TQRS is a
parallelogram. Find the value of x
and the length of Substitute into the given
measure of

Therefore, the length of

Example: In parallelogram PQRS, and
. Find the value of y.

P Q
25cm
(8y+1) cm

S R
Both pairs of opposite Property 2
angles of a of
parallelogram are Parallelograms
congruent.
Example:

𝟕𝟐°

72°
Example:
In parallelogram HIJK, m∠I = (4x + 8)
and m∠K = (6x − 12). Find the value of
x and the measures of ∠I and ∠K.

Substitute in the equation to solve

for the measure of

Thus, both measure

Any two consecutive
Property 3
angles of a of
parallelogram are Parallelograms
supplementary.
Example:

𝟕𝟐° 𝟏𝟎𝟖°

𝟏𝟎𝟖° 72°
Example: Quadrilateral WXYZ is a parallelogram
What are the measures of ∠W and
∠Z? Solve for the measures of
and

Observe that 120+60

Example: In parallelogram QRST, the measure
of ∠S is four times the measure of
∠R. What are the measures of ∠R
and ∠Q?
Let :
A diagonal of a
parallelogram divides the Property 4
of
parallelogram into two Parallelograms
congruent triangles.
Example: Complete the proof of property 4 of
parallelograms by indicating the appropriate
reason for each statement.
Given: Parallelogram ABCD with diagonal
Prove: ABD ≅ CDB

Given
Def. of parallelogram/Opposite sides
of a parallelogram are congruent.

Reflexive Property
SSS Congruence Property
The diagonals of a Property 5
parallelogram bisect each of
Parallelograms
other.
Example: Quadrilateral GHIJ is a parallelogram.
Find the lengths of

Solution:

Because cm. Since then

IK= 8 cm. Therefore, GI=
16cm.
Example: In parallelogram GHIJ, find the length of
Solve for the measures of
H I and JK

Solve for the measures of

or
J
G
The following are the properties of a
parallelogram:
1. Its opposite sides are congruent.
2. Its opposite angles are congruent.
3. Any two consecutive angles are supplementary.
4. Each diagonal forms two congruent triangles.
5. The diagonals bisect each other.
Try This!
Find the measurement of
segments or angles in
the figure.
Given: ABCD is a parallelogram
A B

E
Find:
D C

____𝟖 ____ 𝟐𝟗 25, then AE ____ 𝟏𝟐.𝟓

____𝟓 ____ 𝟑𝟓 𝟖𝟎° ∠ 𝐵=____
∠ 𝐴=____ 𝟏𝟎𝟎°
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