The opposite sides of a rectangle are perpendicular to each other.

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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)

The diagonals of a quadrilateral ABCD are perpendicular to each other. Prove that the quadrilateral formed by joining the midpoints of its sides is a rectangle.

Q. Complete each of the following statements by means of one of those given in brackets against each:
(i) If one pair of opposite sides are equal and parallel, then the figure is ........................
(parallelogram, rectangle, trapezium)

(ii) If in a quadrilateral only one pair of opposite sides are parallel, the quadrilateral is ................ (square, rectangle, trapezium)

(iii) A line drawn from the mid-point of one side of a triangle .............. another side intersects the third side at its mid-point. (perpendicular to parallel to, to meet)

(iv) If one angle of a parallelogram is a right angle, then it is necessarily a .................
(rectangle, square, rhombus)

(v) Consecutive angles of a parallelogram are ...................
(supplementary, complementary)

(vi) If both pairs of opposite sides of a quadrilateral are equal, then it is necessarily a ...............
(rectangle, parallelogram, rhombus)

(vii) If opposite angles of a quadrilateral are equal, then it is necessarily a ....................
(parallelogram, rhombus, rectangle)

(viii) If consecutive sides of a parallelogram are equal, then it is necessarily a ..................
(kite, rhombus, square)

To construct a rectangle ABCD given AC=6cm and angle between diagonals is $30^{\circ}$ , which of the following properties of rectangles do we use?

Which of the following statements are true or false for a rectangle?

(i) It has two pairs of equal opposite sides.

(ii) It has all its sides of equal length.

(iii) Its diagonals are equal.

(iv) Its diagonals bisect each other.

(v) Its diagonals are perpendicular to each other.

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