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Opposite Sides in a Parallelogram Are Equal

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Square, rectangle and rhombus are all parallelograms.

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True

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The correct option is A
True

A parallelogram is a quadrilateral whose both pairs of opposite sides are equal and parallel. Since the pairs of opposite sides equal and parallel in a square, rhombus and rectangle, they are all parallelograms.

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Q. Which of the following statements are true and which are false?
(i) The diagonals of a parallelogram are equal.
(ii) The diagonals of a rectangle are perpendicular to each other.
(iii) The diagonals of a rhombus are equal.
(iv) Every rhombus is a kite.
(v) Every rectangle is a square.
(vi) Every square is a a parallelogram.
(vii) Every square is a rhombus.
(viii) Every rectangle is a parallelogram.
(ix) Every parallelogram is a rectangle.
(x) Every rhombus is a parallelogram.

State with reasons whether the following statements are ‘true’ or ‘false’.

(i) Every parallelogram is a rhombus.

(ii) Every rhombus is a rectangle.

(iii) Every rectangle is a parallelogram.

(iv) Every squre is a rectangle.

(v) Every square is a rhombus.

(vi) Every parallelogram is a rectangle.

Give reason why square, rectangle, parallelogram, rhombus are all quadrilateral ?

Q. Which of the quadrilaterals mentioned in brackets have the following properties?

(1) Diagonals are congruent. (square, rectangle, rhombus)
(2) The longer diagonal is the perpendicular bisector of the shorter and the shorter of the longer. (trapezium, kite, rhombus)
(3) All sides and angles are congruent. (rhombus, square, rectangle)
(4) Opposite angles are congruent. (kite, parallelogram, rectangle)
(5) Opposite sides are congruent. (trapezium, rectangle, parallelogram)
(6) Diagonals bisect each other at right angles. (square, rectangle, rhombus)
(7) Diagonals bisect each another. (rectangle, parallelogram, kite)
(8) One pair of opposite sides is parallel. (kite rhombus trapezium)

Question 1 (b)
State whether true or false.

(b) All rhombuses are parallelograms.

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