Question

Which of the following properties are used in the construction of a rectangle given the length of a side and a diagonal?

• A. Every angle of a rectangle is a right angle
• B. The diagonals bisect each other
• C. The diagonals bisect each other at right angles
• D. The diagonals of a rectangle do not bisect the angle at the vertex

Answer 1

The correct option is A

Every angle of a rectangle is a right angle

In the construction of a rectangle given the length of a side and a diagonal, we use the property that every angle of a rectangle is a right angle.

Also note that, in a rectangle, the diagonals just bisect each other (and not necessarily at right angles), and hence is not a property of a rectangle.