Warm

Up 3.3
What property can you use to show that the quadrilateral is a
parallelogram?

For what value of x is the quadrilateral a parallelogram?

Unit 3: Quadrilaterals

Target 3.3
USE PROPERTIES OF RHOMBUSES,
RECTANGLES, AND SQUARES TO
SOLVE PROBLEMS (8.4)

In the family tree of quadrilaterals, parallelograms have two

children. These special parallelograms not only have the ve
properties we talked about last week, but also some unique
properties.

Four congruent _______________ Four congruent ______________

Diagonals are ________________ Diagonals are ________________
Diagonals bisect ______________

When we combine the properties of a rhombus and rectangle, a

brand new parallelogram is born!

This shape contains all the properties of both a rhombus and a
rectangle!

For any rhombus QRST, decide whether the statement is always,

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

Q S

Q R

For any square CDEF, decide whether the statement is always,

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

CD DE

F = 60

Classify the quadrilateral using the most specic name possible.

Explain your reasoning.

You are building a frame for a window. The window will be

installed in the opening shown in the diagram.
The opening must be a rectangle. Given the measurements in the
diagram, can you assume it is? Explain.

You measure the diagonals of the opening.

The diagonals are 54.8 inches and 55.3
inches. What can you conclude about the
shape of the opening?

Classify the quadrilateral using the most specic name possible.

Explain your reasoning. Then nd the value of all variables.

Classify the quadrilateral using the most specic name possible.

Explain your reasoning. Then nd the indicated measures.
Given:

LM = 5 mQLM = 30 o

mLQM = __________
mLMQ = __________
mPQN = __________
MN = __________

Determine what type of quadrilateral is formed. Explain.

P (4, 2 )
Q ( 0, 3)
R (1, 1)
S (3, 2 )

One diagonal of a rhombus is 12 inches. The other is 16 inches. Find

the length of one side of the rhombus. Then nd its perimeter.