Question

Define quadrilateral and its types with properties of each type of quadrilateral

Answer 1

Quadrilateral $\to$ Quad means four and lateral means sides. All closed figures with four sides are called quadrilaterals.

Types of Quadrilaterals- The various types of quadrilaterals are

• Parallelogram:-
  

A parallelogram is a quadrilateral with parallel opposite sides. In a parallelogram all the opposite sides are equal and the angles made by each opposite side is also equal.

• Rectangle:-

The Rectangle is also a type of parallelogram with a little difference in the angles of the sides. In a rectangle, all the sides are at the right angle or to say perpendicular to each other.

• Square:-

A square is a quadrilateral with all four sides equal. Every vertex of a square makes a right angle with its sides.

• Rhombus:-

A rhombus is also a parallelogram but with all sides equal. he diagonals in a rhombus meet exactly in the middle at a right angle and are said to bisect with each other.

• Kite

In kite, two pars of adjacent sides are equal

Diagonals are perpendicular.

one of the diagonal bisects at point of intersection of the diagonals.

• Trapezium:-

In a trapezium, all the sides may not be equal in measurement but one of the pairs of sides has to be parallel to each other.