Question

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

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

Answer 1

The correct option is B

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.