Quadrilateral

Quadrilateral

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Quadrilateral

A quadrilateral is a four sided polygon. A quadrilateral has four sides, four vertices and four interior angles. The sum of the interior angles is 360°. Diagram 1 shows examples of quadrilaterals.

 

Source: https://www.mathsisfun.com/quadrilaterals.html

Diagram 1


 

 

The different types of quadrilaterals are rectangle, square, parallelogram, rhombus and trapezium.

 

Rectangle

  • A rectangle has four equal interior angles of 90°. 
  • The opposite sides of a rectangle are parallel to each other and has equal length.  
  • The two diagonals of a rectangle bisect each other. This means the diagonals meet at the same midpoint. This midpoint divides each diagonal into two equal parts. 

 

Diagram 2


 

Square

  • All four sides of a square have equal length.  
  • A square has four equal interior angles of 90°. 
  • The opposite sides of a square are parallel to each other.
  • The two diagonals of a square bisect each other. 
  • The diagonals intersect at 90°.

 

Diagram 3


 

Parallelogram

  • The opposite sides of a parallelogram are parallel to each other and has equal length.  
  • The two diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other. 
  • The opposite angles of a parallelogram have the same value.
  • The sum of adjacent angles of a parallelogram is 180°.

 

Diagram 4


 

In Diagram 4, ∠A = ∠C and ∠B = ∠D. 

Also, ∠A + ∠B = ∠A + ∠D =  ∠B + ∠C = ∠C + ∠D = 180°.  

 

Rhombus

  • All four sides of a rhombus have equal length.  
  • The opposite sides of a rhombus are parallel to each other and has equal length.  
  • The opposite angles of a rhombus are equal.
  • The diagonals of a rhombus bisect each other and intersect at 90°.
  • The sum of adjacent angles of a rhombus is 180°.

 

Diagram 5


 

Trapezium

  • A trapezium has a pair of parallel opposite sides. The other two sides are not parallel.
  • The diagonals of a trapezium bisect each other.
  • The sum of adjacent angles of a trapezium is 180°.

 

Diagram 6


 

Kite

  • A kite has two pairs of equal length sides. The equal sides are adjacent.
  • One of the two diagonals bisect the other diagonal. 

 

Diagram 7

 

 

References: https://quizizz.com/admin/quiz/5fc92b88af7501001b86305c/properties-of-rectangles-rhombuses-and-squares

 

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What are the different types of quadrilaterals?

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What are the properties of the different types of quadrilaterals?

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Which best describes the shape below?  

Which is not a parallelogram. 

A parallelogram with all equal sides and 90° angles at all four vertices is a?

In the following paralleogram, ∠A is 75°. What is the value of ∠B? 

Name the different quadrilaterals and describe the properties of each quadrilateral.

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