LESSON 2

SPECIAL
PARALLELOGRAMS
 SPECIAL
PARALLELOGRAMS
• A rectangle is a parallelogram with four right
angles.
• A square is a rectangle with four congruent
sides.
• A rhombus is a parallelogram with four
congruent sides.
 RECTANGLES

A rectangle is a parallelogram if
a. Both pairs of opposite sides are congruent and
parallel;
b. Diagonals bisect each other;
c. Opposite angles are congruent; and
d. Consecutive angles are supplementary.
 THEOREM 5

The diagonals of a
rectangle are
congruent.
 RHOMBUS

A rhombus is a parallelogram if
a. Both pairs of opposite sides are congruent and
parallel;
b. Diagonals bisect each other;
c. Opposite angles are congruent; and
d. Consecutive angles are supplementary.
 THEOREM 6

Each diagonal of
a rhombus bisect
two angles of the
rhombus.
 THEOREM 7

The diagonals of a
rhombus are
perpendicular.
 SQUARE

A square is a parallelogram if
a. Both pairs of opposite sides are congruent and
parallel;
b. Diagonals bisect each other;
c. Opposite angles are congruent; and
d. Consecutive angles are supplementary.
 SQUARE

• All four angles of a square are right

angles.
• A square is a rectangle.
• A square is an equiangular rhombus.
 THEOREM 8

The diagonals of a square are congruent.

 THEOREM 9

The diagonals of a square are

perpendicular.
 X
A B

W Y

D C
Z
 PRODUCT #2:

Make your own artwork that features special

parallelograms.

Rubrics:
Creativity - 10
Neatness-10
Total - 20
Worksheet: Find the missing angles.