5.4 Classifying Quadrilaterals
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Given the definition of quadrilaterals below. Construct them using the tools below and list their properites in your math notebook.
Quadrilateral: Four sided polygon
Parallelogram: Both pairs of opposite sides are parallel
Rectangle: Parallelogram with at least one right angle.
Rhombus: Parallelogram with two consecutive sides are congruent
Kite: Quadrilateral in which two disjoint pairs of consecutive sides are congruent.
Square: Parallelogram is both a rectangle or rhombus
Trapezoid: Quadrilaterals with exactly one pair of parallel sides called bases
Isosceles Trapezoid: Trapezoid where the nonparallel sides (legs) are congruent.