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320 Chapter 6

What’s the chapter about?Chapter 6 is about four-sided figures called quadrilaterals and their properties.In Chapter 6, you’ll learn

• how to classify special quadrilaterals and how to use their properties.

• how to write proofs about special quadrilaterals.

• how to find areas of triangles and quadrilaterals.

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6Study Guide

PREVIEW

Are you ready for the chapter?SKILL REVIEW Do these exercises to review key skills that you’ll apply in thischapter. See the given reference page if there is something you don’t understand.

Use the diagram at the right. Write the postulate or

theorem that justifies the statement. (Review p. 143)

1. ™1 and ™2 are supplementary angles.

2. ™1 £ ™3

Which postulate or theorem could you use to prove that ¤PQR £ ¤XYZ?

(Review pp. 212–215, 220–222)

3. ™Q £ ™Y, ™R £ ™Z, PQÆ

£ XYÆ

4. PQ = XY, QR = YZ, PR = XZ

5. The endpoints of ABÆ

are A(º3, 4) and B(2, º8). Find the length and the slope ofABÆ

. Then find the coordinates of the midpoint of ABÆ

. (Review pp. 19, 35, and 165)

PREPARE

Here’s a study strategy!

STUDYSTRATEGY

• polygon, p. 322

• sides and vertices of apolygon, p. 322

• convex, p. 323

• concave, p. 323

• equilateral, p. 323

• equiangular, p. 323

• regular, p. 323

• diagonal, p. 324

• parallelogram, p. 330

• rhombus, p. 347

• rectangle, p. 347

• square, p. 347

• trapezoid, p. 356

• isosceles trapezoid, p. 356

• midsegment of a trapezoid, p. 357

• kite, p. 358

KEY VOCABULARY

Form a study group

Form a study group with two or three of yourfriends. Each person should review a fewsections of the chapter and prepare a summaryof the important concepts and skills. At a groupmeeting, present and discuss your summaries.

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PolygonsDESCRIBING POLYGONS

A is a plane figure that meets thefollowing conditions.

1. It is formed by three or more segmentscalled such that no two sides with acommon endpoint are collinear.

2. Each side intersects exactly two other sides, one at each endpoint.

Each endpoint of a side is a of the polygon. The plural of vertex isvertices. You can name a polygon by listing its vertices consecutively. Forinstance, PQRST and QPTSR are two correct names for the polygon above.

Identifying Polygons

State whether the figure is a polygon. If it is not, explain why.

SOLUTION

Figures A, B, and C are polygons.

• Figure D is not a polygon because it has a side that is not a segment.

• Figure E is not a polygon because two of the sides intersect only one other side.

• Figure F is not a polygon because some of its sides intersect more than twoother sides.

. . . . . . . . . .

Polygons are named by the number of sides they have.

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polygon

GOAL 1

Identify, name, anddescribe polygons such as the building shapes inExample 2.

Use the sum of themeasures of the interiorangles of a quadrilateral.

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Why you should learn it

GOAL 2

GOAL 1

What you should learn

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8 Octagon

9 Nonagon

10 Decagon

12 Dodecagon

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3 Triangle

4 Quadrilateral

5 Pentagon

6 Hexagon

7 Heptagon

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A polygon is if no line thatcontains a side of the polygon containsa point in the interior of the polygon. A polygon that is not convex is called

or

Identifying Convex and Concave Polygons

Identify the polygon and state whether it is convex or concave.

a. b.

SOLUTION

a. The polygon has 8 sides, so it is an octagon.When extended, some of the sides intersectthe interior, so the polygon is concave.

b. The polygon has 5 sides, so it is a pentagon.When extended, none of the sides intersect the interior, so the polygon is convex.

. . . . . . . . . .

A polygon is if all of its sides are congruent. A polygon isif all of its interior angles are congruent. A polygon is if it

is equilateral and equiangular.

Identifying Regular Polygons

Decide whether the polygon is regular.

a. b. c.

SOLUTION

a. The polygon is an equilateral quadrilateral, but not equiangular. So,it is not a regular polygon.

b. This pentagon is equilateral and equiangular. So, it is a regular polygon.

c. This heptagon is equilateral, but not equiangular. So, it is not regular.

E X A M P L E 3

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INTERIOR ANGLES OF QUADRILATERALS

A of a polygon is a segmentthat joins two nonconsecutive vertices.Polygon PQRST has 2 diagonals frompoint Q, QT

Æand QS

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Like triangles, quadrilaterals have both interior and exterior angles. If you draw adiagonal in a quadrilateral, you divide it into two triangles, each of which hasinterior angles with measures that add up to 180°. So you can conclude that thesum of the measures of the interior angles of a quadrilateral is 2(180°), or 360°.

THEOREM

Interior Angles of a Quadrilateral

Find m™Q and m™R.

SOLUTION

Find the value of x. Use the sum of the measures ofthe interior angles to write an equation involving x.Then, solve the equation.

x° + 2x° + 70° + 80° = 360° Sum of measures of int. √ of a quad. is 360°.

3x + 150 = 360 Combine like terms.

3x = 210 Subtract 150 from each side.

x = 70 Divide each side by 3.

Find m™Q and m™R.

m™Q = x° = 70°

m™R = 2x° = 140°

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THEOREM 6.1 Interior Angles of a QuadrilateralThe sum of the measures of the interior angles of aquadrilateral is 360°.

m™1 + m™2 + m™3 + m™4 = 360°

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1. What is the plural of vertex?

2. What do you call a polygon with 8 sides? a polygon with 15 sides?

3. Suppose you could tie a string tightly around a convex polygon. Would thelength of the string be equal to the perimeter of the polygon? What if thepolygon were concave? Explain.

Decide whether the figure is a polygon. If it is not, explain why.

4. 5. 6.

Tell whether the polygon is best described as equiangular, equilateral,regular, or none of these.

7. 8. 9.

Use the information in the diagram to find m™A.

10. 11.

RECOGNIZING POLYGONS Decide whether the figure is a polygon.

12. 13. 14.

15. 16. 17.

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CONVEX OR CONCAVE Use the number of sides to tell what kind of

polygon the shape is. Then state whether the polygon is convex or concave.

18. 19. 20.

PARACHUTES Some gym classes use parachutes

that look like the polygon at the right.

21. Is the polygon a heptagon, octagon, or nonagon?

22. Polygon LMNPQRST is one name for the polygon. State two other names.

23. Name all of the diagonals that have vertex M as anendpoint. Not all of the diagonals are shown.

RECOGNIZING PROPERTIES State whether the polygon is best described as

equilateral, equiangular, regular, or none of these.

24. 25. 26.

TRAFFIC SIGNS Use the number of sides of the traffic sign to tell what kind

of polygon it is. Is it equilateral, equiangular, regular, or none of these?

27. 28.

29. 30.

DRAWING Draw a figure that fits the description.

31. A convex heptagon 32. A concave nonagon

33. An equilateral hexagon that is not equiangular

34. An equiangular polygon that is not equilateral

35. LOGICAL REASONING Is every triangle convex? Explain your reasoning.

36. LOGICAL REASONING Quadrilateral ABCD is regular. What is the measure of ™ABC? How do you know?

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48–51Example 2: Exs. 18–20,

48–51Example 3: Exs. 24–30,

48–51Example 4: Exs. 36–46

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ANGLE MEASURES Use the information in the diagram to find m™A.

37. 38. 39.

40. TECHNOLOGY Use geometry software to draw a quadrilateral. Measureeach interior angle and calculate the sum. What happens to the sum as you

drag the vertices of the quadrilateral?

USING ALGEBRA Use the information in the diagram to solve for x.

41. 42. 43.

44. 45. 46.

47. A decagon has ten sides and a decade has tenyears. The prefix deca- comes from Greek. It means ten. What does theprefix tri- mean? List four words that use tri- and explain what they mean.

PLANT SHAPES In Exercises 48–51, use the following information.

Cross sections of seeds and fruits often resemble polygons. Next to each crosssection is the polygon it resembles. Describe each polygon. Tell what kind ofpolygon it is, whether it is concave or convex, and whether it appears to beequilateral, equiangular, regular, or none of these. � Source: The History and Folklore of

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52. MULTI-STEP PROBLEM Envelope manufacturers fold a specially-shapedpiece of paper to make an envelope, as shown below.

a. What type of polygon is formed by the outside edges of the paper before itis folded? Is the polygon convex?

b. Tell what type of polygon is formed at each step. Which of the polygonsare convex?

c. Writing Explain the reason for the V-shaped notches that are at the endsof the folds.

53. FINDING VARIABLES Find the values of x and y in the diagram at the right.Check your answer. Then copy the shape and write the measure of eachangle on your diagram.

PARALLEL LINES In the diagram, j ∞ k. Find the value of x. (Review 3.3 for 6.2)

54. 55. 56.

57. 58. 59.

COORDINATE GEOMETRY You are given the midpoints of the sides of a

triangle. Find the coordinates of the vertices of the triangle. (Review 5.4)

60. L(º3, 7), M(º5, 1), N(º8, 8) 61. L(º4, º1), M(3, 6), N(º2, º8)

62. L(2, 4), M(º1, 2), N(0, 7) 63. L(º1, 3), M(6, 7), N(3, º5)

64. USING ALGEBRA Use the Distance Formula to find the lengths of thediagonals of a polygon with vertices A(0, 3), B(3, 3), C(4, 1), D(0, º1), andE(º2, 1). (Review 1.3)

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Properties of ParallelogramsPROPERTIES OF PARALLELOGRAMS

In this lesson and in the rest of the chapter you will study special quadrilaterals.A is a quadrilateral with both pairs of opposite sides parallel.

When you mark diagrams of quadrilaterals, use matching arrowheads to indicate which sides are parallel. For example, in the diagram at the right, PQ

Æ∞ RSÆ

and QRÆ

∞ SPÆ

. The symbol⁄PQRS is read “parallelogram PQRS.”

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PARALLELOGRAMS

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Use someproperties of parallelograms.

Use properties ofparallelograms in real-lifesituations, such as thedrafting table shown inExample 6.

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If a quadrilateral is a parallelogram, then itsopposite sides are congruent.

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THEOREM 6.3

If a quadrilateral is a parallelogram, then itsopposite angles are congruent.

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THEOREM 6.4

If a quadrilateral is a parallelogram, then itsconsecutive angles are supplementary.

m™P + m™Q = 180°, m™Q + m™R = 180°,

m™R + m™S = 180°, m™S + m™P = 180°

THEOREM 6.5

If a quadrilateral is a parallelogram, then its diagonals bisect each other.

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Using Properties of Parallelograms

FGHJ is a parallelogram. Find the unknown length.Explain your reasoning.

a. JH

b. JK

SOLUTION

a. JH = FG Opposite sides of a ⁄ are £.

JH = 5 Substitute 5 for FG.

b. JK = GK Diagonals of a ⁄ bisect each other.

JK = 3 Substitute 3 for GK.


PQRS is a parallelogram.Find the angle measure.

a. m™R

b. m™Q

SOLUTION

a. m™R = m™P Opposite angles of a ⁄ are £.

m™R = 70° Substitute 70° for m™P.

b. m™Q + m™P = 180° Consecutive √ of a ⁄ are supplementary.

m™Q + 70° = 180° Substitute 70° for m™P.

m™Q = 110° Subtract 70° from each side.

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PQRS is a parallelogram. Find the value of x.

SOLUTION

m™S + m™R = 180° Consecutive angles of a ⁄ are supplementary.

3x + 120 = 180 Substitute 3x for m™S and 120 for m™R.

3x = 60 Subtract 120 from each side.

x = 20 Divide each side by 3.

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REASONING ABOUT PARALLELOGRAMS

Proving Facts about Parallelograms

GIVEN � ABCD and AEFG are parallelograms.

PROVE � ™1 £ ™3

Plan Show that both angles are congruent to ™2. Then use the Transitive Property of Congruence.

SOLUTION

Method 1 Write a two-column proof.

Method 2 Write a paragraph proof.

ABCD is a parallelogram, so ™1 £ ™2 because opposite angles of aparallelogram are congruent. AEFG is a parallelogram, so ™2 £ ™3. By theTransitive Property of Congruence, ™1 £ ™3.

Proving Theorem 6.2

GIVEN � ABCD is a parallelogram.

PROVE � ABÆ

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£ CBÆ

SOLUTION

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1. Given

2. Through any two points there exists exactly one line.

3. Definition of parallelogram

4. Alternate Interior Angles Theorem

5. Reflexive Property of Congruence

6. ASA Congruence Postulate

7. Corresponding parts of £ ◊ are £.

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2. ™1 £ ™2, ™2 £ ™3 2. Opposite angles of a ⁄ are £.

3. ™1 £ ™3 3. Transitive Property of Congruence

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Using Parallelograms in Real Life

FURNITURE DESIGN A drafting table is made so that the legs can be joined indifferent ways to change the slope of the drawing surface. In the arrangementbelow, the legs AC

Æand BD

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SOLUTION

No. If ABCD were a parallelogram, then by Theorem 6.5 ACÆ

would bisect BDÆ

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1. Write a definition of parallelogram.

Decide whether the figure is a parallelogram. If it is not, explain why not.

2. 3.

IDENTIFYING CONGRUENT PARTS Use the diagram of parallelogram JKLMat the right. Complete the statement, and give a reason for your answer.

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Find the measure in parallelogram LMNQ. Explain your reasoning.

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FINDING MEASURES Find the measure in

parallelogram ABCD. Explain your reasoning.

20. DE 21. BA

22. BC 23. m™CDA

24. m™ABC 25. m™BCD

USING ALGEBRA Find the value of each variable in the parallelogram.

26. 27. 28.

29. 30. 31.

USING ALGEBRA Find the value of each variable in the parallelogram.

32. 33. 34.

35. 36. 37.

38. PROVING THEOREM 6.3 Copy and complete the proof of Theorem 6.3: If a quadrilateral is a parallelogram, then its opposite angles are congruent.

GIVEN � ABCD is a ⁄.

PROVE � ™A £ ™C,™B £ ™D

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39. PROVING THEOREM 6.4 Copy and complete the two-column proof ofTheorem 6.4: If a quadrilateral is a parallelogram, then its consecutive anglesare supplementary.

GIVEN � JKLM is a ⁄.

PROVE � ™J and ™K are supplementary.

You can use the same reasoning to prove any other pair of consecutive anglesin ⁄JKLM are supplementary.

DEVELOPING COORDINATE PROOF Copy and complete the coordinate

proof of Theorem 6.5.

GIVEN � PORS is a ⁄.

PROVE � PRÆ

and OSÆ

bisect each other.

Plan for Proof Find the coordinates of themidpoints of the diagonals of ⁄PORS and showthat they are the same.

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use the following information.

In a recipe for baklava, the pastry should be cut into triangles that form congruent parallelograms, as shown. Write a paragraph proof to prove the statement.

45. ™3 is supplementary to ™6.

46. ™4 is supplementary to ™5.

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STAIR BALUSTERS In Exercises 47–50, use the following information.

In the diagram at the right, the slope of the handrail isequal to the slope of the stairs. The balusters (verticalposts) support the handrail.

47. Which angle in the red parallelogram iscongruent to ™1?

48. Which angles in the blue parallelogram aresupplementary to ™6?

49. Which postulate can be used to prove that ™1 £ ™5?

50. Writing Is the red parallelogram congruent to the blue parallelogram? Explain your reasoning.

SCISSORS LIFT Photographers can use scissors lifts for overhead shots,

as shown at the left. The crossing beams of the lift form parallelograms

that move together to raise and lower the platform. In Exercises 51–54, use

the diagram of parallelogram ABDC at the right.

51. What is m™B when m™A = 120°?

52. Suppose you decrease m™A. What happens to m™B?

53. Suppose you decrease m™A. What happens to AD?

54. Suppose you decrease m™A. What happens to the overall height of the scissors lift?

TWO-COLUMN PROOF Write a two-column proof.

55. GIVEN � ABCD and CEFD are ⁄s. 56. GIVEN � PQRS and TUVS are ⁄s.

PROVE � ABÆ

£ FEÆ

PROVE � ™1 £ ™3

57. GIVEN � WXYZ is a ⁄. 58. GIVEN � ABCD, EBGF, HJKD are ⁄s.

PROVE � ¤WMZ £ ¤YMX PROVE � ™2 £ ™3

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A

B C

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B C

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59. Writing In the diagram, ABCG, CDEG, andAGEF are parallelograms. Copy the diagramand add as many other angle measures as youcan. Then describe how you know the anglemeasures you added are correct.

60. MULTIPLE CHOICE In ⁄KLMN, what is thevalue of s?

¡A 5 ¡B 20 ¡C 40

¡D 52 ¡E 70

61. MULTIPLE CHOICE In ⁄ABCD, point E is the intersection of the diagonals.Which of the following is not necessarily true?

¡A AB = CD ¡B AC = BD ¡C AE = CE ¡D AD = BC ¡E DE = BE

USING ALGEBRA Suppose points A(1, 2), B (3, 6), and C (6, 4) are three

vertices of a parallelogram.

62. Give the coordinates of a point that could be thefourth vertex. Sketch the parallelogram in acoordinate plane.

63. Explain how to check to make sure the figure youdrew in Exercise 62 is a parallelogram.

64. How many different parallelograms can beformed using A, B, and C as vertices? Sketcheach parallelogram and label the coordinates ofthe fourth vertex.

USING ALGEBRA Use the Distance Formula to find AB. (Review 1.3 for 6.3)

65. A(2, 1), B(6, 9) 66. A(º4, 2), B(2, º1) 67. A(º8, º4), B(º1, º3)

USING ALGEBRA Find the slope of ABÆ

. (Review 3.6 for 6.3)

68. A(2, 1), B(6, 9) 69. A(º4, 2), B(2, º1) 70. A(º8, º4), B(º1, º3)

71. PARKING CARS In a parking lot, two guidelines are painted so that theyare both perpendicular to the line along the curb. Are the guidelines parallel?Explain why or why not. (Review 3.5)

Name the shortest and longest sides of the triangle. Explain. (Review 5.5)

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Proving Quadrilaterals are Parallelograms

PROVING QUADRILATERALS ARE PARALLELOGRAMS

The activity illustrates one way to prove that a quadrilateral is a parallelogram.

ACTIVITY DEVELOPING CONCEPTS

GOAL 1

Prove that aquadrilateral is a parallelogram.

Use coordinategeometry with parallel-ograms.

� To understand how real-life tools work, such asthe bicycle derailleur inEx. 27, which lets you changegears when you are biking uphill.


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6.3

Investigating Properties of Parallelograms

Cut four straws to form two congruent pairs.

Partly unbend two paperclips, link their smaller ends, and insert the larger ends intotwo cut straws, as shown. Join the rest of the straws to form a quadrilateral with opposite sides congruent, as shown.

Change the angles of your quadrilateral. Is your quadrilateral always a parallelogram?

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ACTIVITY

THEOREM 6.6

If both pairs of opposite sides of a quadrilateral are congruent, then the quadrilateral is a parallelogram.

THEOREM 6.7

If both pairs of opposite angles of a quadrilateral are congruent, then the quadrilateral is a parallelogram.

THEOREM 6.8

If an angle of a quadrilateral is supplementary to both of its consecutive angles, then the quadrilateral is a parallelogram.

THEOREM 6.9

If the diagonals of a quadrilateral bisect each other, then the quadrilateral is a parallelogram.

THEOREMS

A

D

B

C

A

D

B

C

A

D

B

C

(180 � x)� x�

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6.3 Proving Quadrilaterals are Parallelograms 339

The proof of Theorem 6.6 is given in Example 1. You will be asked to proveTheorem 6.7, Theorem 6.8, and Theorem 6.9 in Exercises 32–36.

Proof of Theorem 6.6

Prove Theorem 6.6.

GIVEN � ABÆ

£ CDÆ

, ADÆ

£ CBÆ

PROVE � ABCD is a parallelogram.

Proving Quadrilaterals are Parallelograms

As the sewing box below is opened, the trays are always parallel to each other. Why?

SOLUTION

Each pair of hinges are opposite sides of a quadrilateral. The 2.75 inch sides ofthe quadrilateral are opposite and congruent. The 2 inch sides are also oppositeand congruent. Because opposite sides of the quadrilateral are congruent, it is aparallelogram. By the definition of a parallelogram, opposite sides are parallel, so the trays of the sewing box are always parallel.

E X A M P L E 2

E X A M P L E 1

Proof

1. ABÆ

£ CDÆ

, ADÆ

£ CBÆ

2. ACÆ

£ ACÆ

3. ¤ABC £ ¤CDA

4. ™BAC £ ™DCA,™DAC £ ™BCA

5. ABÆ

∞ CDÆ

, ADÆ

∞ CBÆ

6. ABCD is a ⁄.

Statements Reasons

1. Given

2. Reflexive Property of Congruence

3. SSS Congruence Postulate

4. Corresponding parts of £ ◊ are £.

5. Alternate Interior Angles Converse

6. Definition of parallelogram

AD

BC

CONTAINERSMany containers,

such as tackle boxes,jewelry boxes, and toolboxes, use parallelograms intheir design to ensure thatthe trays stay level.

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Theorem 6.10 gives another way to prove a quadrilateral is a parallelogram.

THEOREM

Proof of Theorem 6.10

Prove Theorem 6.10.

GIVEN � BCÆ

∞ DAÆ

, BCÆ

£ DAÆ

PROVE � ABCD is a parallelogram.

Plan for Proof Show that ¤BAC £ ¤DCA, so ABÆ

£ CDÆ

. Use Theorem 6.6.

. . . . . . . . . .

You have studied several ways to prove that a quadrilateral is a parallelogram. Inthe box below, the first way is also the definition of a parallelogram.

E X A M P L E 3

THEOREM 6.10

If one pair of opposite sides of aquadrilateral are congruent and parallel,then the quadrilateral is a parallelogram.

THEOREM

A D

B C

AD

BC


Proof

• Show that both pairs of opposite sides are parallel.

• Show that both pairs of opposite sides are congruent.

• Show that both pairs of opposite angles are congruent.

• Show that one angle is supplementary to both consecutive angles.

• Show that the diagonals bisect each other.

• Show that one pair of opposite sides are congruent and parallel.

WAYS PROVING QUADRILATERALS ARE PARALLELOGRAMSCONCEPT

SUMMARY

BCÆ

∞ DAÆ åDAC £ åBCA

†BAC £ †DCAGiven

ABÆ

£ CDÆ

Corresp. parts of £ ◊ are £.

ABCD is a ¥.

If opp. sides of a quad. are £, then it is a ¥.

ACÆ

£ ACÆ

Refl. Prop. of Cong.

BCÆ

£ DAÆ

Given

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USING COORDINATE GEOMETRY

When a figure is in the coordinate plane, you can use the Distance Formula toprove that sides are congruent and you can use the slope formula to prove thatsides are parallel.


Show that A(2, º1), B(1, 3), C(6, 5), and D(7, 1)are the vertices of a parallelogram.

SOLUTION

There are many ways to solve this problem.

Method 1 Show that opposite sides have thesame slope, so they are parallel.

Slope of ABÆ

= �3

1º

º(º

21)

� = º4

Slope of CDÆ

= �17ºº

56� = º4

Slope of BCÆ

= �56ºº

31� = �5

2�

Slope of DAÆ

= �º21ºº

71

� = �52

�

ABÆ

and CDÆ

have the same slope so they are parallel. Similarly, BCÆ

∞ DAÆ

.

� Because opposite sides are parallel, ABCD is a parallelogram.

Method 2 Show that opposite sides have the same length.

AB = �(1� º� 2�)2� +� [�3� º� (�º�1�)]�2� = �1�7�

CD = �(7� º� 6�)2� +� (�1� º� 5�)2� = �1�7�

BC = �(6� º� 1�)2� +� (�5� º� 3�)2� = �2�9�

DA = �(2� º� 7�)2� +� (�º�1� º� 1�)2� = �2�9�

� ABÆ

£ CDÆ

and BCÆ

£ DAÆ

. Because both pairs of opposite sides are congruent,ABCD is a parallelogram.

Method 3 Show that one pair of opposite sides is congruent and parallel.

Find the slopes and lengths of ABÆ

and CDÆ

as shown in Methods 1 and 2.

Slope of ABÆ

= Slope of CDÆ

= º4

AB = CD = �1�7�

� ABÆ

and CDÆ

are congruent and parallel, so ABCD is a parallelogram.

E X A M P L E 4

GOAL 2

1

y

x1

B(1, 3)

C (6, 5)

A(2, �1)

D (7, 1)


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1. Is a hexagon with opposite sides parallel called a parallelogram? Explain.

Decide whether you are given enough information to determine that the

quadrilateral is a parallelogram. Explain your reasoning.

2. 3. 4.

Describe how you would prove that ABCD is a parallelogram.

5. 6. 7.

8. Describe at least three ways to show that A(0, 0), B(2, 6), C(5, 7), and D(3, 1) are the vertices of a parallelogram.

LOGICAL REASONING Are you given enough information to determine

whether the quadrilateral is a parallelogram? Explain.

9. 10. 11.

12. 13. 14.

LOGICAL REASONING Describe how to prove that ABCD is a

parallelogram. Use the given information.

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D C

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D C

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32, 33Example 2: Exs. 21,

28, 31Example 3: Exs. 32, 33Example 4: Exs. 21–26,

34–36

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USING ALGEBRA What value of x will make the polygon a parallelogram?

17. 18. 19.

20. VISUAL THINKING Draw a quadrilateral that has one pair of congruent sidesand one pair of parallel sides but that is not a parallelogram.

COORDINATE GEOMETRY Use the given definition or theorem to prove

that ABCD is a parallelogram. Use A(º1, 6), B(3, 5), C(5, º3), and D(1, º2).

21. Theorem 6.6 22. Theorem 6.9

23. definition of a parallelogram 24. Theorem 6.10

USING COORDINATE GEOMETRY Prove that the points represent the

vertices of a parallelogram. Use a different method for each exercise.

25. J(º6, 2), K(º1, 3), L(2, º3), M(º3, º4)

26. P(2, 5), Q(8, 4), R(9, º4), S(3, º3)

27. CHANGING GEARS When you change gears on a bicycle, the derailleur moves the chain to the new gear. For the derailleur at the right, AB = 1.8 cm, BC = 3.6 cm, CD = 1.8 cm, and DA = 3.6 cm. Explain why AB

Æand CD

Æare always

parallel when the derailleur moves.

28. COMPUTERS Many word processors have a feature that allows a regular letter to be changed to an oblique (slanted) letter. The diagram at the right shows some regular letters and their oblique versions. Explain how you can prove that the oblique I is a parallelogram.

29. VISUAL REASONING Explain why the following method of drawing aparallelogram works. State a theorem to support your answer.

(x � 10)�

(x � 10)�

x� 2x�70�

x�110�

xxyxy

Use a ruler to drawa segment and itsmidpoint.

Draw anothersegment so themidpoints coincide.

Connect theendpoints of thesegments.

321

DERAILLEURS(named from the

French word meaning‘derail’) move the chainamong two to six sprocketsof different diameters tochange gears.

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30. CONSTRUCTION There are many ways to use a compass andstraightedge to construct a parallelogram. Describe a method that usesTheorem 6.6, Theorem 6.8, or Theorem 6.10. Then use your method toconstruct a parallelogram.

31. BIRD WATCHING You aredesigning a binocular mount that willkeep the binoculars pointed in the same direction while they are raised andlowered for different viewers. If BC

Æis

always vertical, the binoculars willalways point in the same direction. Howcan you design the mount so BC

Æis

always vertical? Justify your answer.

PROVING THEOREMS 6.7 AND 6.8 Write a proof of the theorem.

32. Prove Theorem 6.7.

GIVEN � ™R £ ™T,™S £ ™U

PROVE � RSTU is a parallelogram.

Plan for Proof Show that the sum 2(m™S) + 2(m™T) = 360°, so ™S and ™T are supplementary and SR

Æ∞ UTÆ

.

PROVING THEOREM 6.9 In Exercises 34–36, complete the coordinate

proof of Theorem 6.9.

GIVEN � Diagonals MPÆ

and NQÆ

bisect each other.

PROVE � MNPQ is a parallelogram.

Plan for Proof Show that opposite sidesof MNPQ have the same slope.

Place MNPQ in the coordinate plane so thediagonals intersect at the origin and MP

Ælies on

the y-axis. Let the coordinates of M be (0, a) andthe coordinates of N be (b, c). Copy the graph atthe right.

34. What are the coordinates of P? Explain your reasoning and label thecoordinates on your graph.

35. What are the coordinates of Q? Explain your reasoning and label thecoordinates on your graph.

36. Find the slope of each side of MNPQ and show that the slopes of oppositesides are equal.

S T

R U

y

xO

M(0, a)

N(b, c)

P(?, ?)

œ(?, ?)

R

S

q

P

33. Prove Theorem 6.8.

GIVEN � ™P is supplementaryto ™Q and ™S.

PROVE � PQRS is a parallelogram.

Plan for Proof Show that oppositesides of PQRS are parallel.


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37. MULTI-STEP PROBLEM You shoot a pool ballas shown at the right and it rolls back to whereit started. The ball bounces off each wall at thesame angle at which it hit the wall. Copy thediagram and add each angle measure as youknow it.

a. The ball hits the first wall at an angle of about 63°. So m™AEF = m™BEH ≈ 63°. Explain why m™AFE ≈ 27°.

b. Explain why m™FGD ≈ 63°.

c. What is m™GHC? m™EHB?

d. Find the measure of each interior angle ofEFGH. What kind of shape is EFGH? How do you know?

38. VISUAL THINKING PQRS is a parallelogram and QTSU is a parallelogram. Use the diagonals of the parallelograms to explain why PTRU is a parallelogram.

USING ALGEBRA Rewrite the biconditional statement as a conditional

statement and its converse. (Review 2.2 for 6.4)

39. x2 + 2 = 2 if and only if x = 0.

40. 4x + 7 = x + 37 if and only if x = 10.

41. A quadrilateral is a parallelogram if and only if each pair of opposite sidesare parallel.

WRITING BICONDITIONAL STATEMENTS Write the pair of theorems from

Lesson 5.1 as a single biconditional statement. (Review 2.2, 5.1 for 6.4)

42. Theorems 5.1 and 5.2

43. Theorems 5.3 and 5.4

44. Write an equation of the line that is perpendicular to y = º4x + 2 and passesthrough the point (1, º2). (Review 3.7)

ANGLE MEASURES Find the value of x. (Review 4.1)

45. 46. 47.

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1. Choose the words that describe the quadrilateral at the right: concave,convex, equilateral, equiangular, and regular. (Lesson 6.1)

2. Find the value of x. Explain yourreasoning. (Lesson 6.1)

3. Write a proof. (Lesson 6.2)

GIVEN � ABCG and CDEFare parallelograms.

PROVE � ™A £ ™E

4. Describe two ways to show that A(º4, 1), B(3, 0), C(5, º7), and D(º2, º6)are the vertices of a parallelogram. (Lesson 6.3)

QUIZ 1 Self-Test for Lessons 6.1–6.3

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A D

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History of Finding Area

THENTHEN

Methods for finding areaare recorded in thisChinese manuscript.

THOUSANDS OF YEARS AGO, the Egyptians needed to find the area of the land theywere farming. The mathematical methods they used are described in a papyrusdating from about 1650 B.C.

TODAY, satellites and aerial photographs can be used to measure the areas of large or inaccessible regions.

1. Find the area of the trapezoid outlined on the aerial photograph. The formula for the area of a trapezoid appears on page 374.

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6.4 Rhombuses, Rectangles, and Squares 347

Rhombuses, Rectangles, and Squares

PROPERTIES OF SPECIAL PARALLELOGRAMS

In this lesson you will study three special types of parallelograms: rhombuses,rectangles, and squares.

The Venn diagram at the right shows the relationships among parallelograms, rhombuses, rectangles, and squares. Each shape has the properties of every group that it belongs to. For instance, a square is a rectangle, a rhombus, and a parallelogram, so it has all of the properties of each of those shapes.

Describing a Special Parallelogram

Decide whether the statement is always, sometimes, or never true.

a. A rhombus is a rectangle.

b. A parallelogram is a rectangle.

SOLUTION

a. The statement is sometimes true.In the Venn diagram, the regions for rhombuses and rectangles overlap. If the rhombus is a square, it is a rectangle.

b. The statement is sometimes true. Some parallelograms are rectangles. In theVenn diagram, you can see that some of the shapes in the parallelogram boxare in the region for rectangles, but many aren’t.

E X A M P L E 1

A rhombus is aparallelogram with four congruent sides.

A rectangle is aparallelogram with four right angles.

A square is aparallelogram with four congruent sides and four right angles.

GOAL 1

Use properties ofsides and angles ofrhombuses, rectangles, and squares.

Use properties ofdiagonals of rhombuses,rectangles, and squares.

� To simplify real-life tasks,such as checking whether atheater flat is rectangular inExample 6.


GOAL 2

GOAL 1


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Using Properties of Special Parallelograms

ABCD is a rectangle. What else do you knowabout ABCD?

SOLUTION

Because ABCD is a rectangle, it has four right angles by the definition. Thedefinition also states that rectangles are parallelograms, so ABCD has all theproperties of a parallelogram:

• Opposite sides are parallel and congruent.

• Opposite angles are congruent and consecutive angles are supplementary.

• Diagonals bisect each other.

. . . . . . . . . .

A rectangle is defined as a parallelogram with four right angles. But anyquadrilateral with four right angles is a rectangle because any quadrilateral withfour right angles is a parallelogram. In Exercises 48–50 you will justify thefollowing corollaries to the definitions of rhombus, rectangle, and square.

You can use these corollaries to prove that a quadrilateral is a rhombus, rectangle,or square without proving first that the quadrilateral is a parallelogram.

Using Properties of a Rhombus

In the diagram at the right, PQRS is a rhombus. What is the value of y?

SOLUTION

All four sides of a rhombus are congruent, so RS = PS.

5y º 6 = 2y + 3 Equate lengths of congruent sides.

5y = 2y + 9 Add 6 to each side.

3y = 9 Subtract 2y from each side.

y = 3 Divide each side by 3.

E X A M P L E 3

E X A M P L E 2

RHOMBUS COROLLARY

A quadrilateral is a rhombus if and only if it has four congruent sides.

RECTANGLE COROLLARY

A quadrilateral is a rectangle if and only if it has four right angles.

SQUARE COROLLARY

A quadrilateral is a square if and only if it is a rhombus and a rectangle.

COROLLARIES ABOUT SPECIAL QUADRILATERALS

A B

D C

P q

RS

2y � 3

5y � 6

Look Back

For help withbiconditional statements,see p. 80.

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USING DIAGONALS OF SPECIAL PARALLELOGRAMS

The following theorems are about diagonals of rhombuses and rectangles. Youare asked to prove Theorems 6.12 and 6.13 in Exercises 51, 52, 59, and 60.

You can rewrite Theorem 6.11 as a conditional statement and its converse.

Conditional statement: If the diagonals of a parallelogram are perpendicular, thenthe parallelogram is a rhombus.

Converse: If a parallelogram is a rhombus, then its diagonals are perpendicular.

To prove the theorem, you must prove both statements.

Proving Theorem 6.11

Write a paragraph proof of the converse above.

GIVEN � ABCD is a rhombus.

PROVE � ACÆ

fi BDÆ

SOLUTION

Paragraph Proof ABCD is a rhombus, so ABÆ

£ CBÆ

. Because ABCD is aparallelogram, its diagonals bisect each other so AX

Æ£ CX

Æand BX

Æ£ BX

Æ. Use

the SSS Congruence Postulate to prove ¤AXB £ ¤CXB, so ™AXB £ ™CXB.Then, because AC

Æand BD

Æintersect to form congruent adjacent angles, AC

Æfi BD

Æ.

E X A M P L E 4

GOAL 2

THEOREM 6.11

A parallelogram is a rhombus if and only if itsdiagonals are perpendicular.

ABCD is a rhombus if and only if ACÆ

fi BDÆ

.

THEOREM 6.12

A parallelogram is a rhombus if and only if eachdiagonal bisects a pair of opposite angles.

ABCD is a rhombus if and only if ACÆ

bisects ™DAB and ™BCD and BDÆ

bisects ™ADC and ™CBA.

THEOREM 6.13

A parallelogram is a rectangle if and only if itsdiagonals are congruent.

ABCD is a rectangle if and only if ACÆ

£ BDÆ

.

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C

D

B

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Coordinate Proof of Theorem 6.11

In Example 4, a paragraph proof was given for part of Theorem 6.11. Write acoordinate proof of the original conditional statement.

GIVEN � ABCD is a parallelogram, ACÆ

fi BDÆ

.

PROVE � ABCD is a rhombus.

SOLUTION

Assign coordinates Because ACÆ

fi BDÆ

, place ABCD in the coordinate plane soACÆ

and BDÆ

lie on the axes and their intersection is at the origin.

Let (0, a) be the coordinates of A, andlet (b, 0) be the coordinates of B.

Because ABCD is a parallelogram, thediagonals bisect each other and OA = OC.So, the coordinates of C are (0, ºa).

Similarly, the coordinates of D are (ºb, 0).

Find the lengths of the sides of ABCD. Use the Distance Formula.

AB = �(b� º� 0�)2� +� (�0� º� a�)2� = �b�2�+� a�2�

BC = �(0� º� b�)2� +� (�º�a� º� 0�)2� = �b�2�+� a�2�

CD = �(º�b� º� 0�)2� +� [�0� º� (º�a�)]�2� = �b�2�+� a�2�

DA = �[0� º� (�º�b�)]�2�+� (�a� º� 0�)2� = �b�2�+� a�2�

� All of the side lengths are equal, so ABCD is a rhombus.

Checking a Rectangle

CARPENTRY You are building a rectangular framefor a theater set.

a. First, you nail four pieces of wood together, as shown at the right. What is the shape of the frame?

b. To make sure the frame is a rectangle, you measure the diagonals. One is 7 feet 4 inches and the other is 7 feet 2 inches. Is the frame a rectangle? Explain.

SOLUTION

a. Opposite sides are congruent, so the frame is a parallelogram.

b. The parallelogram is not a rectangle. If it were a rectangle, the diagonalswould be congruent.

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y

xO

A(0, a)

B(b, 0)

C(0, �a)

D(�b, 0)

4 ft

4 ft

6 ft6 ft

Proof

CARPENTRYIf a screen door is

not rectangular, you can usea piece of hardware called aturnbuckle to shorten thelonger diagonal until thedoor is rectangular.

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1. What is another name for an equilateral quadrilateral?

2. Theorem 6.12 is a biconditional statement.Rewrite the theorem as a conditionalstatement and its converse, and tell what eachstatement means for parallelogram PQRS.

Decide whether the statement is sometimes, always, or never true.

3. A rectangle is a parallelogram. 4. A parallelogram is a rhombus.

5. A rectangle is a rhombus. 6. A square is a rectangle.

Which of the following quadrilaterals have the given property?

7. All sides are congruent.

8. All angles are congruent.

9. The diagonals are congruent.

10. Opposite angles are congruent.

11. MNPQ is a rectangle. What is the value of x?

RECTANGLE For any rectangle ABCD, decide whether the statement is

always, sometimes, or never true. Draw a sketch and explain your answer.

12. ™A £ ™B 13. ABÆ

£ BCÆ

14. ACÆ

£ BDÆ

15. ACÆ

fi BDÆ

PROPERTIES List each quadrilateral for which the statement is true.

16. It is equiangular. 17. It is equiangular and equilateral.

18. The diagonals are perpendicular. 19. Opposite sides are congruent.

20. The diagonals bisect each other. 21. The diagonals bisect opposite angles.

PROPERTIES Sketch the quadrilateral and list everything you know about it.

22. parallelogram FGHI 23. rhombus PQRS 24. square ABCD


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27–32Example 2: Exs. 27–32, 51Example 3: Exs. 33–43Example 4: Exs. 44–52Example 5: Exs. 55–60Example 6: Exs. 61, 62

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LOGICAL REASONING Give another name for the quadrilateral.

25. equiangular quadrilateral 26. regular quadrilateral

RHOMBUS For any rhombus ABCD, decide whether the statement is

always, sometimes, or never true. Draw a sketch and explain your answer.

27. ™A £ ™C 28. ™A £ ™B

29. ™ABD £ ™CBD 30. ABÆ

£ BCÆ

31. ACÆ

£ BDÆ

32. ADÆ

£ CDÆ

USING ALGEBRA Find the value of x.

33. ABCD is a square. 34. EFGH is a rhombus.

35. KLMN is a rectangle. 36. PQRS is a parallelogram.

37. TUWY is a rhombus. 38. CDEF is a rectangle.

COMPLETING STATEMENTS GHJK is a square with diagonals intersecting

at L. Given that GH = 2 and GL = �2�, complete the statement.

39. HK = ��?��

40. m™KLJ = ��?��

41. m™HJG = ��?��

42. Perimeter of ¤HJK = ��?��

43. USING ALGEBRA WXYZ is a rectangle. The perimeter of ¤XYZ is 24.XY + YZ = 5x º 1 and XZ = 13 º x.Find WY.

xxyxy

C D

F E

8x � 13

7x � 11

T U

Y Wx � 2

3x

P

S R

q10

2x

K

N

L

M(x � 40)� (2x � 10)�

E G

F

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A

B

D

C

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44. LOGICAL REASONING What additional informationdo you need to prove that ABCD is a square?

PROOF In Exercises 45 and 46, write any kind of proof.

45. GIVEN � MNÆ

∞ PQÆ

, ™1 ‹ ™2 46. GIVEN � RSTU is a ⁄, SUÆ

fi RTÆ

PROVE � MQÆ

is not parallel to PNÆ

. PROVE � ™STR £ ™UTR

47. BICONDITIONAL STATEMENTS Rewrite Theorem 6.13 as a conditional statement and its converse. Tell what each statement means for parallelogram JKLM.

LOGICAL REASONING Write the corollary as a conditional statement and itsconverse. Then explain why each statement is true.

48. Rhombus corollary 49. Rectangle corollary 50. Square corollary

PROVING THEOREM 6.12 Prove both conditional statements of

Theorem 6.12.

CONSTRUCTION Explain how to construct the figure using a

straightedge and a compass. Use a definition or theorem from this lesson

to explain why your method works.

53. a rhombus that is not a square 54. a rectangle that is not a square

G

H

J

F K

P

T

q

R

51. GIVEN � PQRT is a rhombus.

PROVE � PRÆ

bisects ™TPQ and™QRT. TQ

Æbisects ™PTR

and ™RQP.

Plan for Proof To prove that PRÆ

bisects ™TPQ and ™QRT, first prove that ¤PRQ £ ¤PRT.

52. GIVEN � FGHJ is a parallelogram.FHÆ

bisects ™JFG and™GHJ. JG

Æbisects ™FJH

and ™HGF.

PROVE � FGHJ is a rhombus.

Plan for Proof Prove ¤FHJ £¤FHG so JH

Æ£ GH

Æ. Then use the

fact that JHÆ

£ FGÆ

and GHÆ

£ FJÆ

.

R S

U T

X

M N

q P

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COORDINATE GEOMETRY It is given that PQRS is a parallelogram.

Graph ⁄PQRS. Decide whether it is a rectangle, a rhombus, a square, or

none of the above. Justify your answer using theorems about

quadrilaterals.

55. P(3, 1) 56. P(5, 2) 57. P(º1, 4) 58. P(5, 2)Q(3, º3) Q(1, 9) Q(º3, 2) Q(2, 5)R(º2, º3) R(º3, 2) R(2, º3) R(º1, 2)S(º2, 1) S(1, º5) S(4, º1) S(2, º1)

COORDINATE PROOF OF THEOREM 6.13 In Exercises 59 and 60, you will

complete a coordinate proof of one conditional statement of Theorem 6.13.

GIVEN � KMNO is a rectangle.

PROVE � OMÆ

£ KNÆ

Because ™O is a right angle, place KMNOin the coordinate plane so O is at the origin,ONÆ

lies on the x-axis and OKÆ

lies on the y-axis. Let the coordinates of K be (0, a)and let the coordinates of N be (b, 0).

59. What are the coordinates of M? Explain your reasoning.

60. Use the Distance Formula to prove that OMÆ

£ KNÆ

.

PORTABLE TABLE The legs of the table

shown at the right are all the same length.

The cross braces are all the same length and

bisect each other.

61. Show that the edge of the tabletop ABÆ

isperpendicular to legs AE

Æand BF

Æ.

62. Show that ABÆ

is parallel to EFÆ

.

TECHNOLOGY In Exercises 63–65, use

geometry software.

Draw a segment ABÆ

and a point C on thesegment. Construct the midpoint D of AB

Æ. Then

hide ABÆ

and point B so only points A, D, and Care visible.

Construct two circles with centers A and C usingthe length AD

Æas the radius of each circle. Label

the points of intersection E and F. Draw AEÆ

, CEÆ

,CFÆ

, and AFÆ

.

63. What kind of shape is AECF? How do you know? What happens to the shapeas you drag A? drag C?

64. Hide the circles and point D, and draw diagonals EFÆ

and ACÆ

. Measure™EAC, ™FAC, ™AEF, and ™CEF. What happens to the measures as youdrag A? drag C?

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A B

C D

E F

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66. MULTIPLE CHOICE In rectangle ABCD, if AB = 7x º 3 and CD = 4x + 9,then x = ��? .

¡A 1 ¡B 2 ¡C 3 ¡D 4 ¡E 5

67. MULTIPLE CHOICE In parallelogram KLMN, KM = LN, m™KLM = 2xy,and m™LMN = 9x + 9. Find the value of y.

¡A 9 ¡B 5 ¡C 18

¡D 10 ¡E Cannot be determined.

68. Writing Explain why a parallelogram with one right angle is a rectangle.

COORDINATE PROOF OF THEOREM 6.13 Complete the coordinate

proof of one conditional statement of Theorem 6.13.

GIVEN � ABCD is a parallelogram, ACÆ

£ DBÆ

.

PROVE � ABCD is a rectangle.

Place ABCD in the coordinate plane so DB

Ælies on the x-axis and the diagonals

intersect at the origin. Let the coordinates of B be (b, 0) and let the x-coordinate of A be a as shown.

69. Explain why OA = OB = OC = OD.

70. Write the y-coordinate of A in terms of a and b. Explain your reasoning.

71. Write the coordinates of C and D in terms of a and b. Explain your reasoning.

72. Find and compare the slopes of the sides to prove that ABCD is a rectangle.

USING THE SAS CONGRUENCE POSTULATE Decide whether enough

information is given to determine that ¤ABC £ ¤DEF. (Review 4.3)

73. ™A £ ™D, ABÆ

£ DEÆ

, ACÆ

£ DFÆ

74. ABÆ

£ BCÆ

, BCÆ

£ CAÆ

, ™A £ ™D

75. ™B £ ™E, ACÆ

£ DFÆ

, ABÆ

£ DEÆ

76. EFÆ

£ BCÆ

, DFÆ

£ ABÆ

, ™A £ ™E

77. ™C £ ™F, ACÆ

£ DFÆ

, BCÆ

£ EFÆ

78. ™B £ ™E, ABÆ

£ DEÆ

, BCÆ

£ EFÆ

CONCURRENCY PROPERTY FOR MEDIANS Use the information given in the

diagram to fill in the blanks. (Review 5.3)

79. AP = 1, PD = ��?

80. PC = 6.6, PE = ��?

81. PB = 6, FB = ��?

82. AD = 39, PD = ��?

83. INDIRECT PROOF Write an indirect proof to show that there is noquadrilateral with four acute angles. (Review 6.1 for 6.5)

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Trapezoids and KitesUSING PROPERTIES OF TRAPEZOIDS

A is a quadrilateral with exactly one pairof parallel sides. The parallel sides are the A trapezoid has two pairs of Forinstance, in trapezoid ABCD, ™D and ™C are onepair of base angles. The other pair is ™A and ™B.The nonparallel sides are the of the trapezoid.

If the legs of a trapezoid are congruent, then thetrapezoid is an

You are asked to prove the following theorems in theexercises.

THEOREMS

Using Properties of Isosceles Trapezoids

PQRS is an isosceles trapezoid. Find m™P, m™Q, and m™R.

SOLUTION PQRS is an isosceles trapezoid, so m™R = m™S = 50°. Because™S and ™P are consecutive interior angles formed by parallel lines, they aresupplementary. So, m™P = 180° º 50° = 130°, and m™Q = m™P = 130°.

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isosceles trapezoid.

legs

base angles.bases.

trapezoid

GOAL 1

Use properties oftrapezoids.

Use properties ofkites.

� To solve real-lifeproblems, such as planningthe layers of a layer cake inExample 3.


GOAL 2

GOAL 1


6.5A B

CD

leg leg

base

base

THEOREM 6.14

If a trapezoid is isosceles, then each pair of base angles is congruent.

™A £ ™B, ™C £ ™D

THEOREM 6.15

If a trapezoid has a pair of congruent base angles, then it is an isosceles trapezoid.

ABCD is an isosceles trapezoid.

THEOREM 6.16

A trapezoid is isosceles if and only if its diagonals are congruent.

ABCD is isosceles if and only if ACÆ

£ BDÆ

.

THEOREMS

A B

CD

A B

CD

A B

CD

S R

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50�

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6.5 Trapezoids and Kites 357

Using Properties of Trapezoids

Show that ABCD is a trapezoid.

SOLUTION

Compare the slopes of opposite sides.

The slope of ABÆ

= �50

ºº

05� = �º

55� = º1.

The slope of CDÆ

= �47ºº

74� = �

º33� = º1.

The slopes of ABÆ

and CDÆ

are equal, so ABÆ

∞ CDÆ

.

The slope of BCÆ

= �74ºº

50� = �

24� = �

12�.

The slope of ADÆ

= �47

ºº

05� = �

42� = 2.

The slopes of BCÆ

and ADÆ

are not equal, so BCÆ

is not parallel to ADÆ

.

� So, because ABÆ

∞ CDÆ

and BCÆ

is not parallel to ADÆ

, ABCD is a trapezoid.

. . . . . . . . . .

The of a trapezoid is the segmentthat connects the midpoints of its legs. Theorem6.17 is similar to the Midsegment Theorem fortriangles. You will justify part of this theorem inExercise 42. A proof appears on page 839.

THEOREM

Finding Midsegment Lengths of Trapezoids

LAYER CAKE A baker is making a cake like theone at the right. The top layer has a diameter of

8 inches and the bottom layer has a diameter of 20inches. How big should the middle layer be?

SOLUTION

Use the Midsegment Theorem for Trapezoids.

DG = �12�(EF + CH) = �

12�(8 + 20) = 14 inches

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midsegment

E X A M P L E 2

A (5, 0)

C (4, 7)

B (0, 5)D (7, 4)

x

y

1

1

B C

DA

midsegment

THEOREM 6.17 Midsegment Theorem for TrapezoidsThe midsegment of a trapezoid is parallelto each base and its length is one half thesum of the lengths of the bases.

MNÆ

∞ ADÆ

, MNÆ

∞ BCÆ

, MN = �12�(AD + BC)

THEOREM

B C

DA

M N

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USING PROPERTIES OF KITES

A is a quadrilateral that has two pairs of consecutive congruent sides, but opposite sides are not congruent. You are asked to prove Theorem 6.18 and Theorem 6.19 in Exercises 46 and 47.

THEOREMS ABOUT KITES

Using the Diagonals of a Kite

WXYZ is a kite so the diagonals are perpendicular. You canuse the Pythagorean Theorem to find the side lengths.

WX = �2�0�2�+� 1�2�2� ≈ 23.32

XY = �1�2�2�+� 1�2�2� ≈ 16.97

Because WXYZ is a kite, WZ = WX ≈ 23.32 and ZY = XY ≈ 16.97.

Angles of a Kite

Find m™G and m™J in the diagram at the right.

SOLUTION

GHJK is a kite, so ™G £ ™J and m™G = m™J.

2(m™G) + 132° + 60° = 360° Sum of measures of int. √ of a quad. is 360°.

2(m™G) = 168° Simplify.

m™G = 84° Divide each side by 2.

� So, m™J = m™G = 84°.

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E X A M P L E 4

kite

GOAL 2

THEOREM 6.18

If a quadrilateral is a kite, thenits diagonals are perpendicular.

ACÆ

fi BDÆ

THEOREM 6.19

If a quadrilateral is a kite, then exactly one pair of opposite angles are congruent.

THEOREMS ABOUT KITES

A

B

C

D

A

B

C

D

W

X

Y

Z

U12

1212

20

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xxyxy

G

H

J

K60�132�

The simplest of flying kitesoften use the geometrickite shape.

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1. Name the bases of trapezoid ABCD.

2. Explain why a rhombus is not a kite. Use the definition of a kite.

Decide whether the quadrilateral is a trapezoid, an isosceles trapezoid, a

kite, or none of these.

3. 4. 5.

6. How can you prove that trapezoid ABCD in Example 2 is isosceles?

Find the length of the midsegment.

7. 8. 9.

STUDYING A TRAPEZOID Draw a trapezoid PQRS with QRÆ

∞ PSÆ

. Identify

the segments or angles of PQRS as bases, consecutive sides, legs,

diagonals, base angles, or opposite angles.

10. QRÆ

and PSÆ

11. PQÆ

and RSÆ

12. PQÆ

and QRÆ

13. QSÆ

and PRÆ

14. ™Q and ™S 15. ™S and ™P

FINDING ANGLE MEASURES Find the angle measures of JKLM.

16. 17. 18.

FINDING MIDSEGMENTS Find the length of the midsegment MNÆ

.

19. 20. 21. P M

NS

R

q

15 9

P

M N

S R

q14

16

P

MN

SR

q9

7

82�J

K L

M

78�

J

K L

M132�44�

J

K L

M


5 5

7

127

3

7

11

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Vocabulary Check ✓Concept Check ✓

Skill Check ✓

A B

CD

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HOMEWORK HELPExample 1: Exs. 16–18Example 2: Exs. 34, 37,

38, 48–50Example 3: Exs. 19–24,

35, 39Example 4: Exs. 28–30Example 5: Exs. 31–33

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22. 23. 24.

CONCENTRIC POLYGONS In the diagram, ABCDEFGHJKLM is a regular

dodecagon, ABÆ

∞ PQÆ

, and X is equidistant from the vertices of the

dodecagon.

25. Are you given enough information toprove that ABPQ is isosceles? Explainyour reasoning.

26. What is the measure of ™AXB?

27. What is the measure of each interiorangle of ABPQ?

USING ALGEBRA What are the lengths of the sides of the kite? Give

your answer to the nearest hundredth.

28. 29. 30.

ANGLES OF KITES EFGH is a kite. What is m™G?

31. 32. 33.

34. ERROR ANALYSIS A student says that parallelogram ABCD is an isosceles trapezoid because AB

Æ∞ DCÆ

and ADÆ

£ BCÆ

. Explain what is wrong with this reasoning.

35. CRITICAL THINKING The midsegment of a trapezoid is 5 inches long. Whatare possible lengths of the bases?

36. COORDINATE GEOMETRY Determine whether the points A(4, 5), B(º3, 3),C(º6, º13), and D(6, º2) are the vertices of a kite. Explain your answer.

TRAPEZOIDS Determine whether the given points represent the vertices of

a trapezoid. If so, is the trapezoid isosceles? Explain your reasoning.

37. A(º2, 0), B(0, 4), C(5, 4), D(8, 0) 38. E(1, 9), F(4, 2), G(5, 2), H(8, 9)

E G

F

H

70�

100�

E

G

FH 110�

E

G

FH 120� 50�

128

5

8J L

K

M

5

4

57

E G

F

H

23

4

3A C

B

D

xxyxy

x

11

8

x

4

7

x

4

7

x

9

7

xxyxy

M

A

BC D

E

F

G

HJK

L

P

q

X

A B

CD

WEBS The spiderweb above is called

an orb web. Although it lookslike concentric polygons, thespider actually followed aspiral path to spin the web.

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39. LAYER CAKE The top layer of the cake has a diameter of 10 inches. The bottom layer has a diameter of 22 inches. What is the diameter of the middle layer?

40. PROVING THEOREM 6.14 Write a proof of Theorem 6.14.

GIVEN � ABCD is an isosceles trapezoid.

ABÆ

∞ DCÆ

, ADÆ

£ BCÆ

PROVE � ™D £ ™C, ™DAB £ ™B

Plan for Proof To show ™D £ ™C, first draw AEÆ

so ABCE is aparallelogram. Then show BC

Æ£ AE

Æ, so AE

Æ£ AD

Æand ™D £ ™AED.

Finally, show ™D £ ™C. To show ™DAB £ ™B, use the consecutiveinterior angles theorem and substitution.

41. PROVING THEOREM 6.16 Write a proof of one conditional statement of Theorem 6.16.

GIVEN � TQRS is an isosceles trapezoid.

QRÆ

∞ TSÆ

and QTÆ

£ RSÆ

PROVE � TRÆ

£ SQÆ

42. JUSTIFYING THEOREM 6.17 In the diagram below, BGÆ

is the midsegmentof ¤ACD and GE

Æis the midsegment of ¤ADF. Explain why the midsegment

of trapezoid ACDF is parallel to each base and why its length is one half thesum of the lengths of the bases.

USING TECHNOLOGY In Exercises 43–45, use geometry software.

Draw points A, B, C and segments ACÆ

and BCÆ

. Construct a circle with center A and radius AC. Construct a circle with center B and radius BC. Label the other intersection of the circles D. Draw BD

Æand AD

Æ.

43. What kind of shape is ACBD? How doyou know? What happens to the shapeas you drag A? drag B? drag C?

44. Measure ™ACB and ™ADB. What happensto the angle measures as you drag A, B, or C?

45. Which theorem does this construction illustrate?

A

B

C D

E

F

A B

CD E

T S

R

U

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D

B

C

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A F

E

D

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C

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46. PROVING THEOREM 6.18 Write a two-column proof of Theorem 6.18.

GIVEN � ABÆ

£ CBÆ

, ADÆ

£ CDÆ

PROVE � ACÆ

fi BDÆ

47. PROVING THEOREM 6.19 Write a paragraph proof of Theorem 6.19.

GIVEN � ABCD is a kite with ABÆ

£ CBÆ

and ADÆ

£ CDÆ.

PROVE � ™A £ ™C, ™B ‹ ™D

Plan for Proof First show that ™A £ ™C. Then use an indirect argumentto show ™B ‹ ™D: If ™B £ ™D, then ABCD is a parallelogram. Butopposite sides of a parallelogram are congruent. This contradicts thedefinition of a kite.

TRAPEZOIDS Decide whether you are given enough

information to conclude that ABCD is an isosceles

trapezoid. Explain your reasoning.

48. ABÆ

∞ DCÆ

49. ABÆ

∞ DCÆ

50. ™A £ ™B

ADÆ

£ BCÆ

ACÆ

£ BDÆ

™D £ ™C

ADÆ

£ ABÆ

™A ‹ ™C ™A ‹ ™C

51. MULTIPLE CHOICE In the trapezoid at theright, NP = 15. What is the value of x?

¡A 2 ¡B 3 ¡C 4

¡D 5 ¡E 6

52. MULTIPLE CHOICE Which one of the following can a trapezoid have?

¡A congruent bases

¡B diagonals that bisect each other

¡C exactly two congruent sides

¡D a pair of congruent opposite angles

¡E exactly three congruent angles

53. PROOF Prove one direction of Theorem 6.16: If the diagonals of a trapezoid are congruent, then the trapezoid is isosceles.

GIVEN � PQRS is a trapezoid.

QRÆ

∞ PSÆ

, PRÆ

£ SQÆ

PROVE � QPÆ

£ RSÆ

Plan for Proof Draw a perpendicular segment from Q to PSÆ

and label theintersection M. Draw a perpendicular segment from R to PS

Æand label the

intersection N. Prove that ¤QMS £ ¤RNP. Then prove that ¤QPS £ ¤RSP.

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CONDITIONAL STATEMENTS Rewrite the statement in if-then form. (Review 2.1)

54. A scalene triangle has no congruent sides.

55. A kite has perpendicular diagonals.

56. A polygon is a pentagon if it has five sides.

FINDING MEASUREMENTS Use the diagram to find

the side length or angle measure. (Review 6.2 for 6.6)

57. LN 58. KL 59. ML

60. JL 61. m™JML 62. m™MJK

PARALLELOGRAMS Determine whether the given points represent the

vertices of a parallelogram. Explain your answer. (Review 6.3 for 6.6)

63. A(º2, 8), B(5, 8), C(2, 0), D(º5, 0)

64. P(4, º3), Q(9, º1), R(8, º6), S(3, º8)

1. POSITIONING BUTTONS The tool at the rightis used to decide where to put buttons on a shirt. Thetool is stretched to fit the length of the shirt, and thepointers show where to put the buttons. Why are thepointers always evenly spaced? (Hint: You can provethat HJ

Æ£ JK

Æif you know that ¤JFK £ ¤HEJ.)

(Lesson 6.4)

Determine whether the given points represent

the vertices of a rectangle, a rhombus, a

square, a trapezoid, or a kite. (Lessons 6.4, 6.5)

2. P(2, 5), Q(º4, 5), R(2, º7), S(º4, º7)

3. A(º3, 6), B(0, 9), C(3, 6), D(0, º10)

4. J(º5, 6), K(º4, º2), L(4, º1), M(3, 7)

5. P(º5, º3), Q(1, º2), R(6, 3), S(7, 9)

6. PROVING THEOREM 6.15 Write a proof of Theorem 6.15.

GIVEN � ABCD is a trapezoid with ABÆ

∞ DCÆ

.™D £ ™C

PROVE � ADÆ

£ BCÆ

Plan for Proof Draw AEÆ

so ABCE is a parallelogram. Use the TransitiveProperty of Congruence to show ™AED £ ™D. Then AD

Æ£ AE

Æ, so

ADÆ

£ BCÆ

. (Lesson 6.5)

QUIZ 2 Self-Test for Lessons 6.4 and 6.5

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Special QuadrilateralsSUMMARIZING PROPERTIES OF QUADRILATERALS

In this chapter, you have studied theseven special types of quadrilateralsat the right. Notice that each shape hasall the properties of the shapes linkedabove it. For instance, squares have theproperties of rhombuses, rectangles,parallelograms, and quadrilaterals.

Identifying Quadrilaterals

Quadrilateral ABCD has at least one pair of opposite sides congruent. What kindsof quadrilaterals meet this condition?

SOLUTION

There are many possibilities.

Connecting Midpoints of Sides

When you join the midpoints of the sides of any quadrilateral, what special quadrilateral is formed? Why?

SOLUTION

Let E, F, G, and H be the midpoints of the sides ofany quadrilateral, ABCD, as shown.

If you draw ACÆ

, the Midsegment Theorem fortriangles says FG

Æ∞ ACÆ

and EHÆ

∞ ACÆ

, so FGÆ

∞ EHÆ

.Similar reasoning shows that EF

Æ∞ HGÆ

.

� So, by definition, EFGH is a parallelogram.

E X A M P L E 2

E X A M P L E 1

GOAL 1

Identify specialquadrilaterals based onlimited information.

Prove that aquadrilateral is a special typeof quadrilateral, such as arhombus or a trapezoid.

� To understand anddescribe real-world shapessuch as gem facets in Exs. 42 and 43.


GOAL 2

GOAL 1


6.6

DB

A

C

E F

GH

quadrilateral

kite parallelogram trapezoid

rhombus rectangle isoscelestrapezoid

square

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B C

A D

B C

A D

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Opposite sidesare congruent.

All sides arecongruent.

Opposite sidesare congruent.

All sides arecongruent.

Legs are congruent.

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PROOF WITH SPECIAL QUADRILATERALS

When you want to prove that a quadrilateral has a specific shape, you can useeither the definition of the shape as in Example 2, or you can use a theorem.

Proving a Quadrilateral is a Rhombus

Show that KLMN is a rhombus.

SOLUTION You can use any of the three ways described in the concept summaryabove. For instance, you could show that opposite sides have the same slope andthat the diagonals are perpendicular. Another way, shown below, is to prove thatall four sides have the same length.

� So, because LM = NK = MN = KL, KLMN is a rhombus.

LM = �[2� º� (�º� 2�)]�2�+� (�1� º� 3�)2�

= �4�2�+� (�º�2�)2�

= �2�0�

MN = �(6� º� 2�)2� +� (�3� º� 1�)2�

= �4�2�+� 2�2�

= �2�0�

NK = �(2� º� 6�)2� +� (�5� º� 3�)2�

= �(º�4�)2� +� 2�2�

= �2�0�

KL = �(º�2� º�2�)2� +� (�3� º� 5�)2�

= �(º�4�)2� +� (�º�2�)2�

= �2�0�

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GOAL 2

You have learned three ways to prove that a quadrilateral is a rhombus.

1. You can use the definition and show that the quadrilateral is aparallelogram that has four congruent sides. It is easier, however, to usethe Rhombus Corollary and simply show that all four sides of thequadrilateral are congruent.

2. Show that the quadrilateral is a parallelogram and that the diagonals areperpendicular. (Theorem 6.11)

3. Show that the quadrilateral is a parallelogram and that each diagonalbisects a pair of opposite angles. (Theorem 6.12)

PROVING QUADRILATERALS ARE RHOMBUSESCONCEPT

SUMMARY

Look Back

For help with proving a quadrilateral is aparallelogram, see pp. 338–341.

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K (2, 5)

N (6, 3)

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Identifying a Quadrilateral

What type of quadrilateral is ABCD? Explain your reasoning.

SOLUTION

™A and ™D are supplementary, but ™A and ™B are not. So, AB

Æ∞ DCÆ

but ADÆ

is not parallel to BCÆ

. By definition,ABCD is a trapezoid. Because base angles are congruent,ABCD is an isosceles trapezoid.

Identifying a Quadrilateral

The diagonals of quadrilateral ABCD intersect at point N to produce fourcongruent segments: AN

Æ£ BN

Æ£ CN

Æ£ DN

Æ. What type of quadrilateral is

ABCD? Prove that your answer is correct.

SOLUTION

Draw a diagram:

Draw the diagonals as described. Then connect the endpoints to draw quadrilateral ABCD.

Make a conjecture:

Quadrilateral ABCD looks like a rectangle.

Prove your conjecture:

GIVEN � ANÆ

£ BNÆ

£ CNÆ

£ DNÆ

PROVE � ABCD is a rectangle.

Paragraph Proof Because you are given information about the diagonals, showthat ABCD is a parallelogram with congruent diagonals.

First prove that ABCD is a parallelogram.

Because BNÆ

£ DNÆ

and ANÆ

£ CNÆ

, BDÆ

and ACÆ

bisect each other. Because thediagonals of ABCD bisect each other, ABCD is a parallelogram.

Then prove that the diagonals of ABCD are congruent.

From the given you can write BN = AN and DN = CN so, by the Addition Property of Equality, BN + DN = AN + CN. By the Segment Addition Postulate, BD = BN + DNand AC = AN + CN so, by substitution, BD = AC.

So, BDÆ

£ ACÆ

.

� ABCD is a parallelogram with congruent diagonals, so ABCD is a rectangle.

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C

B

D

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1. In Example 2, explain how to prove that EFÆ

∞ HGÆ

.

Copy the chart. Put an X in the box if the shape always has the given property.

2.

3.

4.

5.

6.

7. Which quadrilaterals can you form with four sticks of the same length? Youmust attach the sticks at their ends and cannot bend or break any of them.

PROPERTIES OF QUADRILATERALS Copy the chart. Put an X in the box if

the shape always has the given property.

8.

9.

10.

11.

12.

13.

TENT SHAPES What kind of special quadrilateral is the red shape?

14. 15.


GUIDED PRACTICE

Property ⁄ Rectangle Rhombus Square Kite Trapezoid

Both pairs of opp. sides are ∞. ? ? ? ? ? ?

Exactly 1 pair of ? ? ? ? ? ?opp. sides are ∞.

Diagonals are fi. ? ? ? ? ? ?

Diagonals are £. ? ? ? ? ? ?

Diagonals bisect each other. ? ? ? ? ? ?

Property ⁄ Rectangle Rhombus Square Kite Trapezoid

Both pairs of opp. sides are £. ? ? ? ? ? ?

Exactly 1 pair of ? ? ? ? ? ?opp. sides are £.

All sides are £. ? ? ? ? ? ?

Both pairs of opp.√ are £.

? ? ? ? ? ?

Exactly 1 pair of opp. ? ? ? ? ? ?√ are £.

All √ are £. ? ? ? ? ? ?

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Skill Check ✓Concept Check ✓

Tents are designeddifferently for

different climates. Forexample, winter tents aredesigned to shed snow.Desert tents can have flatroofs because they don’tneed to shed rain.

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IDENTIFYING QUADRILATERALS Identify the special quadrilateral. Use the

most specific name.

16. 17. 18.

IDENTIFYING QUADRILATERALS What kinds of quadrilaterals meet the

conditions shown? ABCD is not drawn to scale.

19. 20. 21.

22. 23. 24.

DESCRIBING METHODS OF PROOF Summarize the ways you have learned

to prove that a quadrilateral is the given special type of quadrilateral.

25. kite 26. square 27. rectangle

28. trapezoid 29. isosceles trapezoid

DEVELOPING PROOF Which two segments or angles must be

congruent to enable you to prove ABCD is the given quadrilateral? Explain

your reasoning. There may be more than one right answer.

30. isosceles trapezoid 31. parallelogram 32. rhombus

33. rectangle 34. kite 35. square

QUADRILATERALS What kind of quadrilateral is PQRS? Justify your answer.

36. P(0, 0), Q(0, 2), R(5, 5), S(2, 0) 37. P(1, 1), Q(5, 1), R(4, 8), S(2, 8)

38. P(2, 1), Q(7, 1), R(7, 7), S(2, 5) 39. P(0, 7), Q(4, 8), R(5, 2), S(1, 1)

40. P(1, 7), Q(5, 9), R(8, 3), S(4, 1) 41. P(5, 1), Q(9, 6), R(5, 11), S(1, 6)

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STUDENT HELP

Study Tip

See the summaries forparallelograms andrhombuses on pp. 340and 365, and the list ofpostulates and theoremson pp. 828–837. You canrefer to your summariesas you do the rest of theexercises.

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30–35Example 2: Exs. 14–18,

42–44Example 3: Exs. 25–29,

36–41Example 4: Exs. 14–18,

42, 43Example 5: Exs. 45–47

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GEM CUTTING In Exercises 42 and 43, use the following information.

There are different ways of cutting gems toenhance the beauty of the jewel. One of theearliest shapes used for diamonds is called the table cut, as shown at the right. Each face of a cut gem is called a facet.

42. BCÆ

∞ ADÆ

, ABÆ

and DCÆ

are not parallel.What shape is the facet labeled ABCD?

43. DEÆ

∞ GFÆ

, DGÆ

and EFÆ

are congruent, but not parallel. What shape is the facetlabeled DEFG?

44. JUSTIFYING A CONSTRUCTION Look back at the Perpendicular to a Lineconstruction on page 130. Explain why this construction works.

DRAWING QUADRILATERALS Draw ACÆ

and BDÆ

as described. What special

type of quadrilateral is ABCD? Prove that your answer is correct.

45. ACÆ

and BDÆ

bisect each other, but they are not perpendicular or congruent.

46. ACÆ

and BDÆ

bisect each other. ACÆ

fi BDÆ

, ACÆ

‹ BDÆ

47. ACÆ

fi BDÆ

, and ACÆ

bisects BDÆ

. BDÆ

does not bisect ACÆ

.

48. LOGICAL REASONING EFGH, GHJK, and JKLM are all parallelograms.If EF

Æand LM

Æare not collinear, what kind of quadrilateral is EFLM? Prove

that your answer is correct.

49. PROOF Prove that the median of a righttriangle is one half the length of the hypotenuse.

GIVEN � ™CDE is a right angle. CMÆ

£ EMÆ

PROVE � DMÆ

£ CMÆ

Plan for Proof First draw CFÆ

and EFÆ

so CDEF is a rectangle. (How?)

50. PROOF Use facts about angles to prove that the quadrilateral in Example5 is a rectangle. (Hint: Let x° be the measure of ™ABN. Find the measures ofthe other angles in terms of x.)

PROOF What special type of quadrilateral is EFGH? Prove that your

answer is correct.

GEMOLOGISTSanalyze the cut of

a gem when determining its value.


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51. GIVEN � PQRS is a square.E, F, G, and H aremidpoints of the sidesof the square.

52. GIVEN � JKÆ

£ LMÆ

, E, F, G, andH are the midpoints ofJLÆ

, KLÆ

, KMÆ

, and JMÆ

.

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53. MULTI-STEP PROBLEM Copy the diagram. JKLMNis a regular pentagon. You will identify JPMN.

a. What kind of triangle is ¤JKL? Use ¤JKL toprove that ™LJN £ ™JLM.

b. List everything you know about the interior anglesof JLMN. Use these facts to prove that JL

Æ∞ NMÆ

.

c. Reasoning similar to parts (a) and (b) shows that KMÆ

∞ JNÆ

. Based on thisand the result from part (b), what kind of shape is JPMN?

d. Writing Is JPMN a rhombus? Justify your answer.

54. PROOF ACÆ

and BDÆ

intersect each other at N. ANÆ

£ BNÆ

and CNÆ

£ DNÆ

,but AC

Æand BD

Ædo not bisect each other. Draw AC

Æand BD

Æ, and ABCD.

What special type of quadrilateral is ABCD? Write a plan for a proof of your answer.

FINDING AREA Find the area of the figure. (Review 1.7 for 6.7)

55. 56. 57.

58. 59. 60.

USING ALGEBRA In Exercises 61 and 62, use the

diagram at the right. (Review 6.1)

61. What is the value of x?

62. What is m™A? Use your result from Exercise 61.

FINDING THE MIDSEGMENT Find the length of the midsegment of the

trapezoid. (Review 6.5 for 6.7)

63. 64. 65.

2

y

xA

B

DC

�42

y

x

AB

DC

6

2

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A B

D C

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Find the areas ofsquares, rectangles,parallelograms, and triangles.

Find the areas oftrapezoids, kites, andrhombuses, as applied inExample 6.

� To find areas of real-lifesurfaces, such as the roof ofthe covered bridge in Exs. 48 and 49.


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USING AREA FORMULAS

You can use the postulates below to prove several area theorems.

You can justify the area formulas for triangles and parallelograms as follows.

GOAL 1

THEOREM 6.20 Area of a RectangleThe area of a rectangle is theproduct of its base and height.

A = bh

THEOREM 6.21 Area of a ParallelogramThe area of a parallelogram is the product ofa base and its corresponding height.

A = bh

THEOREM 6.22 Area of a TriangleThe area of a triangle is one half the productof a base and its corresponding height.

A = �12�bh

AREA THEOREMS

b

h

b

h

b

h

b

h

b

h

The area of a parallelogram is thearea of a rectangle with the same base and height.

The area of a triangle is half the area of a parallelogram with the same base and height.

POSTULATE 22 Area of a Square PostulateThe area of a square is the square of the length of its side, or A = s2.

POSTULATE 23 Area Congruence PostulateIf two polygons are congruent, then they have the same area.

POSTULATE 24 Area Addition PostulateThe area of a region is the sum of the areas of its nonoverlapping parts.

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6.7 Areas of Triangles and Quadrilaterals 373

Using the Area Theorems

Find the area of ⁄ABCD.

SOLUTION

Method 1 Use ABÆ

as the base. So, b = 16and h = 9.

Area = bh = 16(9) = 144 square units.

Method 2 Use ADÆ

as the base. So, b = 12 and h = 12.

Area = bh = 12(12) = 144 square units.

Notice that you get the same area with either base.

Finding the Height of a Triangle

Rewrite the formula for the area of a triangle in terms of h. Then use your formulato find the height of a triangle that has an area of 12 and a base length of 6.

SOLUTION

Rewrite the area formula so h is alone on one side of the equation.

A = �12�bh Formula for the area of a triangle

2A = bh Multiply both sides by 2.

�2bA� = h Divide both sides by b.

Substitute 12 for A and 6 for b to find the height of the triangle.

h = �2bA� = = 4

� The height of the triangle is 4.

Finding the Height of a Triangle

A triangle has an area of 52 square feet and a base of 13 feet. Are all triangleswith these dimensions congruent?

SOLUTION

Using the formula from Example 2, the height is h = = 8 feet.

There are many triangles with these dimensions. Some are shown below.

2(52)�13

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2(12)�6

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A

B C

D

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12

12E

9

8

13 13

88

13

8

13

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Study Tip

To find the area of aparallelogram or triangle,you can use any side asthe base. But be sureyou measure the heightof an altitude that isperpendicular to thebase you have chosen.

UsingAlgebra

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STUDENT HELP

Study Tip

Notice that the altitudeof a triangle can beoutside the triangle.

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AREAS OF TRAPEZOIDS, KITES, AND RHOMBUSES

AREA THEOREMS

You will justify Theorem 6.23 in Exercises 58 and 59. You may find it easier to remember the theorem this way.

= •

Finding the Area of a Trapezoid

Find the area of trapezoid WXYZ.

SOLUTION

The height of WXYZ is h = 5 º 1 = 4.

Find the lengths of the bases.

b1 = YZ = 5 º 2 = 3

b2 = XW = 8 º 1 = 7

Substitute 4 for h, 3 for b1, and 7 for b2 to find the area of the trapezoid.

A = �12�h(b1 + b2) Formula for area of a trapezoid

= �12�(4)(3 + 7) Substitute.

= 20 Simplify.

� The area of trapezoid WXYZ is 20 square units.

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HeightLength ofMidsegmentArea

GOAL 2

THEOREM 6.23 Area of a TrapezoidThe area of a trapezoid is one half the product of the height and the sum of the bases.

A = �12�h(b1 + b2)

THEOREM 6.24 Area of a KiteThe area of a kite is one half the product of the lengths of its diagonals.

A = �12�d1d2

THEOREM 6.25 Area of a RhombusThe area of a rhombus is equal to one half the product of the lengths of the diagonals.

A = �12�d1d2

THEOREMS

b1

b2

h

d1

d2

d1

d2

h12 �b1 � b2�

Y (2, 5)

X (1, 1)

Z (5, 5)

W (8, 1)

y

x

1

1

Look Back

Remember that the lengthof the midsegment of atrapezoid is the averageof the lengths of thebases. (p. 357)

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The diagram at the right justifies the formulasfor the areas of kites and rhombuses.

The diagram shows that the area of a kite is halfthe area of the rectangle whose length andwidth are the lengths of the diagonals of thekite. The same is true for a rhombus.

Finding the Area of a Rhombus

Use the information given in the diagram tofind the area of rhombus ABCD.

SOLUTION

Method 1 Use the formula for the area of arhombus. d1 = BD = 30 and d2 = AC = 40.

A = �12�d1d2

= �12�(30)(40)

= 600 square units

Method 2 Use the formula for the area of a parallelogram. b = 25 and h = 24.

A = bh = 25(24) = 600 square units

Finding Areas

ROOF Find the area of the roof. G, H, and K are trapezoids and J is atriangle. The hidden back and left sides of the roof are the same as the

front and right sides.

SOLUTION

Area of J = �12�(20)(9) = 90 ft2 Area of H = �

12�(15)(42 + 50) = 690 ft2

Area of G = �12�(15)(20 + 30) = 375 ft2 Area of K = �

12�(12)(30 + 42) = 432 ft2

The roof has two congruent faces of each type.

Total Area = 2(90 + 375 + 690 + 432) = 3174

� The total area of the roof is 3174 square feet.

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25

B

A C

DE

24

20 20

15

15

G

H

JK

50 ft

42 ft

30 ft

15 ft15 ft

30 ft

20 ft12 ft

9 ft

A = �12�d 1d 2

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Study Tip

To check that the answeris reasonable,approximate eachtrapezoid by a rectangle.The area of H should beless than 50 • 15, butmore than 40 • 15.

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1. What is the midsegment of a trapezoid?

2. If you use AB as the base to find thearea of ⁄ABCD shown at the right,what should you use as the height?

Match the region with a formula for its area.

Use each formula exactly once.

3. Region 1 ¡A A = s2

4. Region 2 ¡B A = �12�d1d2

5. Region 3 ¡C A = �12�bh

6. Region 4 ¡D A = �12�h(b1 + b2)

7. Region 5 ¡E A = bh

Find the area of the polygon.

8. 9. 10.

11. 12. 13.

FINDING AREA Find the area of the polygon.

14. 15. 16.

17. 18. 19.

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FINDING AREA Find the area of the polygon.

20. 21. 22.

23. 24. 25.


26. A = 63 cm2 27. A = 48 ft2 28. A = 48 in.2

REWRITING FORMULAS Rewrite the formula for the area of the polygon in

terms of the given variable. Use the formulas on pages 372 and 374.

29. triangle, b 30. kite, d1 31. trapezoid, b1

FINDING AREA Find the area of quadrilateral ABCD.

32. 33. 34.

ENERGY CONSERVATION The total area of a building’s windows affects

the cost of heating or cooling the building. Find the area of the window.

35. 36.

37. 38.

12 in.

48 in.

32 in.3 ft

2 ft

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x

A

D

B

C

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INSULATIONInsulation makes a

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Example 3: Exs. 26–28, 39, 40

Example 4: Exs. 32–34Example 5: Exs. 20–25,

44Example 6: Exs. 35–38,

48–52

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39. LOGICAL REASONING Are all parallelograms with an area of 24 squarefeet and a base of 6 feet congruent? Explain.

40. LOGICAL REASONING Are all rectangles with an area of 24 square feetand a base of 6 feet congruent? Explain.

USING THE PYTHAGOREAN THEOREM Find the area of the polygon.

41. 42. 43.

44. LOGICAL REASONING What happens to the area of a kite if you doublethe length of one of the diagonals? if you double the length of bothdiagonals?

PARADE FLOATS You are decorating a float for a parade. You estimate

that, on average, a carnation will cover 3 square inches, a daisy will cover

2 square inches, and a chrysanthemum will cover 4 square inches. About

how many flowers do you need to cover the shape on the float?

45. Carnations: 2 ft by 5 ft rectangle

46. Daisies: trapezoid (b1 = 5 ft, b2 = 3 ft, h = 2 ft)

47. Chrysanthemums: triangle (b = 3 ft, h = 8 ft)

BRIDGES In Exercises 48 and 49, use the following information.

The town of Elizabethton, Tennessee, restored the roof of this covered bridge with cedar shakes, a kind of rough woodenshingle. The shakes vary in width, but theaverage width is about 10 inches. So, on average, each shake protects a 10 inch by 10 inch square of roof.

48. In the diagram of the roof, the hidden back and left sides are the same as thefront and right sides. What is the total area of the roof?

49. Estimate the number of shakes needed to cover the roof.

AREAS Find the areas of the blue and yellow regions.

50. 51. 52. 84�2

7�2 14

12

8

8

8

83

6

6

3

6 3

3 6

16

208

13

126 10

STUDENT HELP

Study Tip

Remember that twopolygons are congruentif their correspondingangles and sides arecongruent.

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159 ft21 ft

13 ft 2 in.

13 ft 7 in.

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JUSTIFYING THEOREM 6.20 In Exercises 53–57, you will justify the

formula for the area of a rectangle. In the diagram, AEJH and JFCG are

congruent rectangles with base length b and height h.

53. What kind of shape is EBFJ? HJGD? Explain.

54. What kind of shape is ABCD? How do you know?

55. Write an expression for the length of a side of ABCD.Then write an expression for the area of ABCD.

56. Write expressions for the areas of EBFJ and HJGD.

57. Substitute your answers from Exercises 55 and 56 into the following equation.

Let A = the area of AEJH. Solve the equation to find an expression for A.Area of ABCD = Area of HJGD + Area of EBFJ + 2(Area of AEJH)

JUSTIFYING THEOREM 6.23 Exercises 58 and 59 illustrate two ways to

prove Theorem 6.23. Use the diagram to write a plan for a proof.

58. GIVEN � LPQK is a trapezoid as 59. GIVEN � ABCD is a trapezoid asshown. LPQK £ PLMN. shown. EBCF £ GHDF.

PROVE � The area of LPQK is PROVE � The area of ABCD is

�12�h(b1 + b2). �

12�h(b1 + b2).

60. MULTIPLE CHOICE What is the area of trapezoid EFGH?

¡A 25 in.2 ¡B 416 in.2

¡C 84 in.2 ¡D 42 in.2

¡E 68 in.2

61. MULTIPLE CHOICE What is the area of parallelogram JKLM?

¡A 12 cm2 ¡B 15 cm2

¡C 18 cm2 ¡D 30 cm2

¡E 40 cm2

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diagonals is A = �12�d1d2, where d1 and d2

are the lengths of the diagonals.

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CLASSIFYING ANGLES State whether the angle appears to be acute, right,or obtuse. Then estimate its measure. (Review 1.4 for 7.1)

63. 64. 65.

PLACING FIGURES IN A COORDINATE PLANE Place the triangle in a

coordinate plane and label the coordinates of the vertices. (Review 4.7 for 7.1)

66. A triangle has a base length of 3 units and a height of 4 units.

67. An isosceles triangle has a base length of 10 units and a height of 5 units.

USING ALGEBRA In Exercises 68–70, AEÆ

, BFÆ

, and CGÆ

are medians. Find

the value of x. (Review 5.3)

68. 69. 70.

What special type of quadrilateral is shown? Give the most specific name,

and justify your answer. (Lesson 6.6)

1. 2. 3.

The shape has an area of 60 square inches. Find the value of x. (Lesson 6.7)

4. 5. 6.

7. GOLD BULLION Gold bullion is molded intoblocks with cross sections that are isoscelestrapezoids. A cross section of a 25 kilogram blockhas a height of 5.4 centimeters and bases of 8.3 centimeters and 11 centimeters. What is the area of the cross section? (Lesson 6.7)

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x

10 in.

x

12 in.

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WHY did you learn it?Lay the foundation for work with polygons.

Find an unknown measure of an angle of aquadrilateral. (p. 324)

Solve problems in areas such as furniture design. (p. 333)

Explore real-life tools, such as a bicycle derailleur.(p. 343)

Use coordinates to prove theorems. (p. 344)

Simplify real-life tasks, such as building arectangular frame. (p. 350)

Reach conclusions about geometric figures andreal-life objects, such as a wedding cake. (p. 357)

Describe real-world shapes, such as tents. (p. 367)

Use alternate methods of proof. (p. 365)

Find areas of real-life surfaces, such as the roof ofa covered bridge. (p. 378)

381

Chapter SummaryCHAPTER

6

WHAT did you learn?Identify, name, and describe polygons. (6.1 )

Use the sum of the measures of the interiorangles of a quadrilateral. (6.1)

Use properties of parallelograms. (6.2)

Prove that a quadrilateral is a parallelogram. (6.3)

Use coordinate geometry with parallelograms. (6.3)

Use properties of rhombuses, rectangles, andsquares, including properties of diagonals. (6.4)

Use properties of trapezoids and kites. (6.5)

Identify special types of quadrilaterals based onlimited information. (6.6)

Prove that a quadrilateral is a special type ofquadrilateral. (6.6)

Find the areas of rectangles, kites, parallelograms,squares, triangles, trapezoids, and rhombuses. (6.7)

How does Chapter 6 fit into the BIGGER PICTURE of geometry?In this chapter, you studied properties of polygons, focusing on propertiesof quadrilaterals. You learned in Chapter 4 that a triangle is a rigid structure.Polygons with more than three sides do not form rigid structures. Forinstance, on page 336, you learned that a scissors lift can be raised andlowered because its beams form parallelograms, which are nonrigid figures.Quadrilaterals occur in many natural and manufactured structures.Understanding properties of special quadrilaterals will help you analyzereal-life problems in areas such as architecture, design, and construction.

How did your study group help you learn?The notes you made, followingthe Study Strategy on page 320,may resemble this one aboutorder of operations.

STUDY STRATEGY Lesson 6.3

Parallelograms have the following properties. You canuse them in proofs or to find missing measures inparallelograms.

• opposite sides are congruent• opposite angles are congruent• consecutive angles are supplementary• diagonals bisect each other

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Chapter ReviewCHAPTER

6

• polygon, p. 322

• sides of a polygon, p. 322

• vertex, vertices, p. 322

• convex, p. 323

• nonconvex, concave, p. 323

• equilateral polygon, p. 323

• equiangular polygon, p. 323

• regular polygon, p. 323

• diagonal of a polygon, p. 324

• parallelogram, p. 330

• rhombus, p. 347

• rectangle, p. 347

• square, p. 347

• trapezoid, p. 356

• bases of a trapezoid, p. 356

• base angles of a trapezoid,p. 356

• legs of a trapezoid, p. 356

• isosceles trapezoid, p. 356

• midsegment of a trapezoid,p. 357

• kite, p. 358

6.1 POLYGONS

Hexagon ABCDEF is convex and equilateral. It is not regular because it is not both equilateral and equiangular. ADÆ

is a diagonal of ABCDEF. The sum of the measures of the interior angles of quadrilateral ABCD is 360°.

Examples onpp. 322–324

Draw a figure that fits the description.

1. a regular pentagon 2. a concave octagon

Find the value of x.

3. 4. 5.

75�6x �

9x � 90�

5x �

3x �

67� 115�

x � 63�

6.2 PROPERTIES OF PARALLELOGRAMS

Quadrilateral JKLM is a parallelogram. Opposite sides are parallel and congruent. Opposite angles are congruent. Consecutive angles are supplementary. The diagonals bisect each other.


Use parallelogram DEFG at the right.

6. If DH = 9.5, find FH and DF.

7. If m™GDE = 65°, find m™EFG and m™DEF.

8. Find the perimeter of ⁄DEFG.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLES

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C

D

F

E 70�

110�70�

110�

110�110�70�

70�

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Chapter Review 383

6.3 PROVING QUADRILATERALS ARE PARALLELOGRAMS

You are given that PQÆ

£ RSÆ

and PSÆ

£ RQÆ

.Since both pairs of opposite sides are congruent,PQRS must be a parallelogram.


Is PQRS a parallelogram? Explain.

9. PQ = QR, RS = SP 10. ™SPQ £ ™QRS, ™PQR £ ™RSP

11. PSÆ

£ RQÆ

, PQÆ

∞ RSÆ

12. m™PSR + m™SRQ = 180°, ™PSR £ ™RQP

6.4 RHOMBUSES, RECTANGLES, AND SQUARES

ABCD is a rhombus since it has 4 congruent sides.The diagonals of a rhombus are perpendicular and each one bisectsa pair of opposite angles.

ABCD is a rectangle since it has 4 right angles. The diagonalsof a rectangle are congruent.

ABCD is a square since it has 4 congruent sides and 4 right angles.


List each special quadrilateral for which the statement is always true. Consider

parallelograms, rectangles, rhombuses, and squares.

13. Diagonals are perpendicular. 14. Opposite sides are parallel. 15. It is equilateral.

6.5 TRAPEZOIDS AND KITES

EFGH is a trapezoid. ABCD is an isosceles trapezoid. Its base anglesand diagonals are congruent. JKLM is a kite. Its diagonals are perpendicular, andone pair of opposite angles are congruent.

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9

12

15

A B

CD


EXAMPLES

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLES

P

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Use the diagram of isosceles trapezoid ABCD.

16. If AB = 6 and CD = 16, find the length of the midsegment.

17. If m™DAB = 112°, find the measures of the other angles of ABCD.

18. Explain how you could use congruent triangles to show that ™ACD £ ™BDC.

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6.6 SPECIAL QUADRILATERALSExamples onpp. 364–366

6.7 AREAS OF TRIANGLES AND QUADRILATERALS

Area of ⁄ABCD = bh = 5 • 4 = 20

Area of ¤ABD = �12�bh = �

12� • 5 • 4 = 10

Area of trapezoid JKLM = �12�h(b1 + b2)

= �12� • 7 • (10 + 6)

= 56

Area of rhombus WXYZ = �12�d1d2

= �12� • 10 • 4

= 20


Find the area of the triangle or quadrilateral.

23. 24. 25.

3 34

3 ft

6 ft

3 ft7 in.

8 in.12

To prove that a quadrilateral is a rhombus, you can use any one of thefollowing methods.

• Show that it has four congruent sides.

• Show that it is a parallelogram whose diagonals are perpendicular.

• Show that each diagonal bisects a pair of opposite angles.

EXAMPLES

EXAMPLES

What special type of quadrilateral is PQRS? Give the most specific name,

and justify your answer.

19. P(0, 3), Q(5, 6), R(2, 11), S(º3, 8)

20. P(0, 0), Q(6, 8), R(8, 5), S(4, º6)

21. P(2, º1), Q(4, º5), R(0, º3), S(º2, 1)

22. P(º5, 0), Q(º3, 6), R(1, 6), S(1, 2)

C

DA

B

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4

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Chapter Test 385

Chapter TestCHAPTER

6

1. Sketch a concave pentagon.

Find the value of each variable.

2. 3. 4. 5.

Decide if you are given enough information to prove that the quadrilateral

is a parallelogram.

6. Diagonals are congruent. 7. Consecutive angles are supplementary.

8. Two pairs of consecutive angles are congruent. 9. The diagonals have the same midpoint.

Decide whether the statement is always, sometimes, or never true.

10. A rectangle is a square. 11. A parallelogram is a trapezoid. 12. A rhombus is a parallelogram.

What special type of quadrilateral is shown? Justify your answer.

13. 14. 15. 16.

17. Refer to the coordinate diagram at the right. Use the Distance Formula to prove that WXYZ is a rhombus. Then explain how the diagram can be used to show that the diagonals of a rhombus bisect each other and areperpendicular.

18. Sketch a kite and label it ABCD. Mark all congruent sides and angles of the kite. State what you know about the diagonals AC

Æand BD

Æand

justify your answer.

19. PLANT STAND You want to build a plant stand with three equallyspaced circular shelves. You want the top shelf to have a diameter of 6 inches and the bottom shelf to have a diameter of 15 inches. Thediagram at the right shows a vertical cross section of the plant stand.What is the diameter of the middle shelf?

20. HIP ROOF The sides of a hip roof form two trapezoids and two triangles, as shown. The two sides not shown arecongruent to the corresponding sides that are shown. Find the total area of the sides of the roof.

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6624

24

10

12

9

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11

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xY (�a, 0)

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20 ft

22 ft

17 ft

15 ft

6 in.

15 in.

x in.

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388 Chapter 6

Cumulative Practice for Chapters 1–6CHAPTER

6

1. Find the decimal forms for �949�, �

19

89�, and �

39

59�. Use your answers to make a

conjecture about the decimal form for �89

99�. (1.1)

2. Draw an obtuse angle. Then bisect it. (1.4, 1.5)

In Exercises 3–8, use the figure at the right, in which QRÆ

∞ STÆ

, QTÆ

fi SUÆ

,

QSÆ

fi STÆ

, and ™1 £ ™2.

3. Find the measures of ™URQ and ™PTS. (3.3, 4.1)

4. Name a pair of (a) vertical angles, (b) nonadjacent complementary angles,(c) congruent supplementary angles, and (d) same-side interior angles. (1.6, 3.3, 4.1)

5. Name two pairs of congruent triangles. Write a plan for proof to show thateach pair of triangles is congruent. (3.3, 4.4, 4.5)

6. Use your answer to Exercise 5 to show that RS = 2 • PS. (2.5, 4.5)

7. P lies on the bisector of ™SQR. What can you conclude about P? Explain. (5.1)

8. What kind of polygon is PRQST? Is it convex or concave? (6.1)

9. The measure of an exterior angle of a triangle is (21x + 1)° and the measuresof the two nonadjacent interior angles are (5x + 18)° and (14x º 3)°. Findthe measures of the three interior angles of the triangle. Then classify thetriangle as acute, obtuse, or right. (4.1)

Is it possible to prove that the triangles are congruent? If so, name the

postulate or theorem you would use. (4.3, 4.4, 4.6)

10. 11. 12. 13.

A triangle has vertices A(11, 1), B(3, 6), and C(3, º4).

14. Find an equation of the line that is parallel to AB¯̆

and contains point C. (3.6)

15. Show that the triangle is isosceles. (4.1, 4.7)

16. Which two angles of ¤ABC are congruent? Which theorem justifies youranswer? (4.6)

17. Find an equation of the perpendicular bisector of A�C�. (3.7, 5.1)

18. Describe the point that is equidistant from A, B, and C. (5.2)

19. Find the coordinates of the centroid of ¤ABC. (5.3)

20. Find the length of the midsegment that connects sides ABÆ

and CBÆ

. (5.4)

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q R

S T

U

12

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Cumulative Practice 389

21. State the converse of the Linear Pair Postulate in if-then form. Decidewhether the converse is true or false. If false, provide a counterexample. (2.1, 2.6)

In ¤XYZ, XY = 8 and YZ = 12.

22. Describe the possible lengths for XZÆ

. (5.5)

23. Complete with <, >, or =: m™X ��? m™Z. Explain your answer. (5.5)

In Exercises 24–26, the vertices A and C of square ABCDare pinched together to form quadrilateral WXYZ.

24. Explain why m™D > m™Z. (5.6)

25. What special kind of parallelogram is quadrilateral WXYZ? (6.4)

26. If m™X = 25°, find the measures of the other three angles of WXYZ.(6.1, 6.2)

27. Determine whether P(0, 4), Q(8, 3), R(9, 8), and S(1, 9) are the vertices of aparallelogram. Explain your answer. (6.3)

28. In quadrilateral EFGH, m™E = 90°, m™F = 90°, and m™G = 67°. Whatspecial kind of quadrilateral must it be? Explain. (6.1, 6.5)

29. List all the types of special quadrilaterals whose diagonals are always (a) perpendicular and (b) congruent. (6.4, 6.5, 6.6)

30. A trapezoid has vertices A(0, 0), B(12, 0), C(10, 6), and D(5, 6). Find thelength of its midsegment and its area. (6.5, 6.7)

BILLBOARD SUPPORTS The two 10 ft posts that support

a vertical billboard form an angle of 115° with level ground,

as shown.

31. How could you show that ¤ABC £ ¤DEF? (4.4)

32. What special kind of quadrilateral must ADEB be? Explain. (6.6)

BOOKSHELF An A-frame bookshelf has two congruent

supports that intersect to form an angle of 42°.

33. Find the measure of the acute angle that each shelf formswith the supports. (4.6)

34. The shelves divide each support into four congruent lengths.If the distance between the supports for the middle shelf is30 inches, find the distance between the supports for the topshelf and at the floor. (5.4, 6.5)

35. The distance between each pair of shelves is 19�12� inches.

Find the area of the region enclosed by the top shelf, themiddle shelf, and the two supports. (6.7)

W

Y

Z X

A

B C

D

E F

10 ft

10 ft

115�

115�

42�shelf

shelf

shelf

supports

30 in.

19 in.12

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B

C

D

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Writing and Simplifying Ratios

a. Train A takes 35 minutes to travel its route. Train B, traveling the same route but making more stops, takes 47 minutes. What is the ratio of the time of Train A to Train B?

b. Jennie’s height is 4 feet, 7 inches. Her younger sister’s height is 25 inches. Find the ratio of Jennie’s height to her sister’s.

SOLUTIONS

a. 35 minutes to 47 minutes = �3457

mm

iinnuutteess� = �

3457�

b. Convert 4 feet, 7 inches to inches: 4(12) + 7 = 55 inches

55 inches to 25 inches = �5255

iinncchheess� = �

5255� = �

151�

EXERCISES

Write the following ratios.

1. Basmati rice needs to cook for 20 minutes, while quinoa (another grain)cooks for 25 minutes. What is the ratio of cooking times for rice to quinoa?

2. Jonathan caught 7 fish and Geogeanne caught 4. What is the ratio of fishcaught of Jonathan to Geogeanne?

3. Two sunflowers’ growth was measured daily. At the end of the experiment,Sunflower A had grown from 2 inches to 2 feet, 3 inches. Sunflower B hadgrown from 3 inches to 2 feet, 6 inches. Find the ratio of the growth in heightof Sunflower A to Sunflower B.

4. A soccer team won 22 games and lost 8. What is their win-loss ratio?

5. Charlotte’s essay on pigs was 824 words in length. Wilbur’s essay was only360 words long. What is the ratio of the length of Charlotte’s essay toWilbur’s essay?

6. A gingham bed sheet has 220 threads per square inch while an embroideredwhite sheet has 180 threads per square inch. Find the ratio of threads persquare inch of the gingham sheet to the white sheet.

Use the diagram at the right.

7. What is the ratio of length to width of rectangle A?

8. What is the ratio of the perimeter of rectangle A to the perimeter of rectangle B?

9. What is the ratio of the area of rectangle A to the area of rectangle B?

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Algebra Review 391

Distributive Property

Solve.

a. 4(x + 3) = 36 b. 6(x + 4) + 12 = 5(x + 3) + 74x + 12 = 36 6x + 24 + 12 = 5x + 15 + 7

4x = 24 6x + 36 = 5x + 22x = 6 x = º14

EXERCISES

Solve.

10. 2(x + 7) = 20 11. 8(x + 6) = 24

12. 6(x º 2) = 24 13. º10(y + 8) = º40

14. 16(3 º d) = º4 15. 7(2 º x) = 5x

16. º4(x º 6) = 28 17. º9(5 º 3x) = 9

18. �12�(10 º 9x) = �

32� 19. �

23�(m + 4) º 8 = �

131�

20. 5(3a º 2) = 2(6a º 8) 21. 3(x º 1) + 3 = 4(x º 2)

Solving Proportions

Solve.

a. �8x

� = �34� b. �x +

64� = �

19�

4x = 8 • 3 6 • 9 = x + 44x = 24 54 = x + 4x = 6 50 = x

EXERCISES

Solve.

22. �2x0� = �

15� 23. �

2q� = �1

48� 24. �1

700� = �

1y4� 25. �2

t7� = �

49�

26. �56� = �

4r� 27. �

w6� = �1

77� 28. �

257� = �

3z� 29. �5

y0� = �1

300�

30. �169� = �9

m5� 31. �

38� = �2

3d� 32. �5

6m� = �2

65� 33. �

1x9� = �

95�

34. �3w

2+8

6� = �

34� 35. �4

65� = �2z

1+5

10� 36. �

31a1� = �

5242�

37. �º83� = 38. �1

18� = �º4(x

5º 1)� 39. �m +

34� = �1

94�

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