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Area of a Parallelogram

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A rhombus is a parallelogram in which _________ sides are equal.

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A rhombus is a parallelogram because its opposite sides are parallel and all sides are equal.

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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)

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.

Find which of the following are not true:

1. All the sides of a rhombus are always equal in length

2. All the sides of a parallelogram are always equal in length

3. Diagonals of a parallelogram are equal in length

4. Diagonals of a square are equal in length

5. Diagonals of a rectangle are equal in length

Q. State 'true' or 'false'

If two adjacent sides of a parallelogram are equal, it is a rhombus.

Q. Match the following.

(1)	Rectangle	(p)	A quadrilateral having its opposite sides equal and parallel.
(2)	Square	(q)	A parallelogram having its opposite sides equal and each of the angle is a right angle.
(3)	Parallelogram	(r)	A parallelogram having all sides equal and each of the angle is a right angle.
(4)	Rhombus	(s)	A quadrilateral in which a pair of opposite sides are parallel.
(5)	Trapezium	(t)	A parallelogram having all sides equal.

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