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6.6 Specialized Quadrilaterals
California State Standards for Geometry
7: Prove & use theorems involving parallel lines and
properties of quadrilaterals.
8: Solve problems involving perimeter and area.
10: Compute area of polygons
12: Find and use measures of sides and angles of
triangles and polygons
quadrilateral relationships
Quadrilaterals
trapezoids
parallelograms
kites
squares
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quadrilateral relationships
quadrilateral
kite
parallelogram
rhombus
rectangle
square
trapezoid
isosceles
trapezoid
Example
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A quadrilateral has at least one pair
of opposite sides congruent.
What kind of quadrilateral is it?
quadrilateral
kite
parallelogram
rhombus
rectangle
square
trapezoid
isosceles
trapezoid
Examples
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A quadrilateral has at least
two congruent consecutive sides.
What kind of quadrilateral is it?
quadrilateral
kite
parallelogram
rhombus
rectangle
square
trapezoid
isosceles
trapezoid
Example
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The coordinates of a quadrilateral are
(-2, 5), (1, 8), (4, 5), and (1, 2)
What kind of quadrilateral is it? Explain.
y
AB  BC  CD  AD  3 2
B
mAB  1
C
A
mBC  1
D
x
The quadrilateral
is a square
Example
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In quadrilateral RSTV,
mR  88, mS  113, mV  113
What kind of quadrilateral is it? Explain
quadrilateral
kite
parallelogram
rhombus
rectangle
square
trapezoid
isosceles
trapezoid
Example
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In quadrilateral RSTV,
mR  88, mS  113, mV  113
What kind of quadrilateral is it? Explain
S
R
88o
S  V
kite
113o
113o
V
 R and  S
are not supplementary.
46o
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quadrilateral properties
Property
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Both pairs of opp. sides //
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Exactly one pair of opp. sides are // sorry sorry sorry sorry sorry
Both pairs of opp. sides are
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Exactly 1 pair of opp. sides are
All sides are congruent
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quadrilateral properties
Property
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X
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X
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X
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Diagonals are perpendicular
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Diagonals are congruent
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Diagonals bisect each other
Both pairs of opp. angles are
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Exactly one pair of opp angles are
All angles are congruent
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X
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X
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Summary
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What characteristics must be considered
when classifying a quadrilateral?
Why must a parallelogram with one right
angle be a rectangle?
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