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A quadrilateral that is not a parallelogram but has exactly two opposite angles of equal measure is __________.


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Explanation:

A kite is a quadrilateral that has two pairs of equal-length sides and these sides are adjacent to each other.

Properties:

  • The two angles are equal where the unequal sides meet.
  • It can be viewed as a pair of congruent triangles with a common base.
  • It has two diagonals that intersect each other at right angles.
  • The longer or main diagonal bisects the other diagonal.
  • A kite is symmetrical about its main diagonal.
  • The shorter diagonal divides the kite into two isosceles triangles.


For example, the quadrilateral ABCDis a kite in which ABC=ADCas shown below,


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