Write the following statements in ‘if-then’ form.

(i) The opposite angles of a parallelogram are congruent.

(ii) The diagonals of a rectangle are congruent.

(iii) In an isosceles triangle, the segment joining the vertex and the mid point of the base is perpendicular to the base.

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(i) If a quadrilateral is a parallelogram, then the opposite angles of that quadrilateral are congruent.

(ii) If a quadrilateral is a rectangle, then the diagonals of that quadrilateral are congruent.

(iii) If a triangle is an isosceles, then the segment joining the vertex and the mid point of the base is perpendicular to the base.

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Write the following statements in ‘if-then’ form. (i) The opposite angles of a parallelogram are congruent. (ii) The diagonals of a rectangle are congruent. (iii) In an isosceles triangle, the segment joining the vertex and the mid point of the base is perpendicular to the base.

Write the following statements in ‘if-then’ form.

(i) The opposite angles of a parallelogram are congruent.

(ii) The diagonals of a rectangle are congruent.

(iii) In an isosceles triangle, the segment joining the vertex and the mid point of the base is perpendicular to the base.