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To prove that LMNO is a rectangle, consider D LNO and D MON.
seg.LN @ seg.MO given seg.LO @ seg.MN opposite sides of a parallelogram and seg.ON @ seg.NO same side
\ D LNO @ D MON ( SSS )
Ð LON @ Ð MNO ( corresponding angles of congruent triangles ). Since they are interior angles of parallel lines they are supplementary.
\ Ð LON and Ð MNO are both right angles.
\ Ð MNO is a rectangle.
Rhombus
A rhombus is defined as a quadrilateral with all sides congruent. Figure 3.20 shows a rhombus. ABCD where seg.AB @ seg.BC @ seg.CD @ seg.DA. A rhombus has all properties of a parallelogram and some more.
Additional properties of a rhombus
Theorem : The diagonals of a rhombus are perpendicular to each other. Figure 3.20 shows a rhombus ABCD.
Figure 3.22
To prove that seg.AC is perpendicular to seg.BD, consider D BOA and D BOC.
seg.BA @ seg.BC definition of rhombus .......................... (1)
Ð ABD @ Ð CDB alternate angles. Ð DBC @ Ð CDB as seg.CD and seg.CB are congruent. Therefore D CBD is isosceles .
\ Ð ABD @ Ð DBC which is the same as Ð ABO @ Ð CBO ................. (2)
seg.BO @ seg.BO same side .......................... (3)
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Index
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1 Definition
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2 Terminology
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3 Sum Of Interior Angles Of A Polygon
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4 Sum Of Exterior Angles Of A Polygon
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5 Trapezoids
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6 Parallelogram
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7 Square, Rectangle And Rhombus
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