Properties of Parallelograms
Properties of Parallelograms
Properties of Parallelograms
PROPERTIES
A B
D C
AB DC AD BC
THE OPPOSITE SIDES ARE
A B
D C
AB DC AD BC
THE OPPOSITE SIDES ARE
CONGRUENT.
A B
D C
A C B D
THE OPPOSITE ANGLES ARE
CONGRUENT.
A B
D C
THE CONSECUTIVE ANGLES
ARE SUPPLEMENTARY.
A B
E
D C
D C
opposite sides are parallel
AB DC AD BC
A B
D C
opposite sides are congruent
AB DC AD BC
A B
D C
opposite angles are congruent
A C B D
A B
m A +m B
=180°
m B+ m C
=180°
D C
CONSECUTIVE m C +m D
=180°
ANGLES ARE
SUPPLEMENT m D+m A
=180°
ARY.
A B
E
D C
DIAGONALS BISECT EACH
OTHER.
AC bisects BD
A B
E
D C
Each diagonal divides a
parallelogram into two
congruent
ABC triangles.
CDA
DAB BCD
L 7 cm O
105° 75°
3.2 cm U 3.2 cm
75° 105°
E 7 cm V
OVE LOV LEV
C A
S
E R
A. Complete the table by using the
Opposite parallelogram
Opposite CARE
Opposite angles
sides are sides are are congruent
parallel congruent
xº 61º
2. y
53º
z 7.5 cm
xº
9 cm
3. x-2
º - 1 0
z
7.5 cm
75º yº
4 cm
Complete the table by using the
parallelogram CARE
Opposite Opposite Opposite angles
sides are sides are are congruent
parallel congruent
CA II ERCA ER C R
CE II AR
CE AR
A E
Complete the table by using the
parallelogram
Consecutive angles are
CARE
Diagona Two
supplementary ls congruent
bisect triangles
each
m C +m A
=180° CR
other ECA
bisect
m A+m R
=180° s ARE
EA
m R+m E=180° CEA
m E +m C
=180° RAC
B. Find the values of x,y, and z in the
parallelograms.
1.
y=61º z=119º
x=119º 61º
2. y=9 cm
53º
z=7.5 cm 7.5 cm
x=53º
9 cm
3. x=6
-2
z=115º -10
7.5 cm
75º Y=105º
4 cm