Name: Period: Properties of the Rectangle, Rhombus, and Square - Notes
Rectangles
1. On Rectangle 1, measure each side length to the nearest tenth of a centimeter. 2. On Rectangles 1 and 2, measure each angle and record your measurement next to each angle number.
Rectangle 1 Rectangle 2
1 2 6 7 5 8
13 14 15 16
9 12 4 3 10 11
3. Check each of the properties of a parallelogram that Rectangle 1 has:
_____Opposite sides are parallel. _____Opposite sides are congruent. _____Opposite angles are congruent. _____Consecutive angles are supplementary.
_ _Diagonals bisect each other.
_ _One pair of opposite sides are both parallel and congruent.
_ _Each diagonal divides the quadrilateral into two congruent triangles.
4. Check each of these additional properties that a rectangle has:
_____All 4 sides are congruent. _____All angles are right angles. _____The diagonals are congruent. _____The diagonals are perpendicular. _____The diagonals bisect the opposite angles. 5. Determine how many lines of symmetry are in a rectangle and describe where they are located.
6. Rectangle – a quadrilateral that has ______angles.
Name: Period: Properties of the Rectangle, Rhombus, and Square
Rhombus
7. On Rhombus 1, measure each side length to the nearest tenth of a centimeter. 8. On Rhombi 1 and 2, measure each angle and record your measurement next to each angle number.
Rhombus 1 Rhombus 2
1 2 6 7 5 8
13 14 15 16
9 12 3 4 10 11
9. Check each of the properties of a parallelogram that Rhombus 1 has:
_____Opposite sides are parallel. _____Opposite sides are congruent. _____Opposite angles are congruent. _____Consecutive angles are supplementary.
_ _Diagonals bisect each other.
_ _One pair of opposite sides are both parallel and congruent.
_ _Each diagonal divides the quadrilateral into two congruent triangles . 10. Check each of these additional properties that a rhombus has:
_____All 4 sides are congruent. _____All angles are right angles. _____The diagonals are congruent. _____The diagonals are perpendicular. _____The diagonals bisect the opposite angles. 11. Determine how many lines of symmetry are in a rhombus and describe where they are located.
12. Rhombus – a quadrilateral that has ______sides.
Name: Period: Properties of the Rectangle, Rhombus, and Square - Notes
Square
13. On Square 1, measure each side length to the nearest tenth of a centimeter. 14. On Squares 1 and 2, measure each angle and record your measurement next to each angle number.
Square 1 Square 2
6 7 1 2 5 8
13 14 15 16
9 12 3 4 10 11
15. Check each of the properties of a parallelogram that Square 1 has:
_____Opposite sides are parallel. _____Opposite sides are congruent. _____Opposite angles are congruent. _____Consecutive angles are supplementary.
_ _Diagonals bisect each other.
_ _One pair of opposite sides are both parallel and congruent.
_ _Each diagonal divides the quadrilateral into two congruent triangles.
16. Check each of these additional properties that a square has:
_____All 4 sides are congruent. _____All angles are right angles. _____The diagonals are congruent. _____The diagonals are perpendicular. _____The diagonals bisect the opposite angles. 17. Determine how many lines of symmetry are in a square and describe where they are located.
18. Square – a quadrilateral that has ______angles and ______sides.
Name: Period: Properties of the Rectangle, Rhombus, and Square - Notes
Parallelogram Rectangle Rhombus Square 4 sides
opposite sides are parallel
opposite sides are congruent
opposite angles are congruent
consecutive angles = 180°
diagonals bisect each other
one pair of opposites sides are both ll and each diagonal divides the quad. into 2 triangles all 4 sides are congruent
all 4 angles are right angles
diagonals are congruent
the diagonals are perpendicular
the diagonals bisect opposite angles