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The diagonals divide the quadrilateral into four sections. You can then use the bisection to prove that opposite triangles are congruent (SAS). That can then enable you to show that the alternate angles at the ends of the diagonal are equal and that shows one pair of sides is parallel. Repeat the process with the other pair of triangles to show that the second pair of sides is parallel. A quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel lines is a parallelogram.

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The diagonals of a quadrilateral must bisect each other and be perpendicular to guarantee that the quadrilateral is a parallelogram?

False


True or false the diagonals of a quadrilateral must bisect each other and be perpendicular to guarantee that the quadrilateral is a parallelogram?

False. Bisecting diagonals is sufficient to guarantee a parallelogram, but the diagonals will only be perpendicular if the sides of the parallelogram are equal.


What shapes have diagonals that bisect each other?

A quadrilateral is a parallelogram if and only if its diagonals bisect each other (this should be in any geometry book)


Conditions which guarantee that a quadrilateral is a parallelogram?

Theorem A: A quadrilateral is a parallelogram if its opposite sides are congruent. Theorem B: A quadrilateral is a parallelogram if a pair of opposite sides is parallel and congruent. Theorem C: A quadrilateral is a parallelogram if its diagonals bisect each other. Theorem D: A quadrilateral is a parallelogram if both pairs of opposite angles are congruent.


Robert states If the diagonals of a quadrilateral bisect each other then the quadrilateral is a rectangle. Decide if his statement is true or false.?

Robert's statement is false. While the diagonals of a rectangle do bisect each other, the property of diagonals bisecting each other is also true for other types of quadrilaterals, such as parallelograms and rhombuses. Thus, a quadrilateral with bisected diagonals can be a parallelogram or a rhombus, not exclusively a rectangle.

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True or false the diagonals of a quadrilateral must bisect each other and be perpendicular to guarantee that the quadrilateral is a parallelogram?

False. Bisecting diagonals is sufficient to guarantee a parallelogram, but the diagonals will only be perpendicular if the sides of the parallelogram are equal.


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It is possible for diagonals of a quadrilateral to bisect each other without being a parallelogram?

no