Activity 1: It’s Showtime!
Graph and label each quadrilateral with the given vertices on a graphing paper. Complete
the information needed in the table below and answer the questions that follow:
Quadrilateral Specific Kind
ABCD
EFGH
IJKL
MNOP
QRST
1. A(3,5), B(7,6), C(6,2), D(2,1)
2. E(2,1), F(5,4), G(7,2), H(2,-3)
3. I(-6,-4), J(-6,1), K(-1,1), L(-1,-4)
4. M(-1,1), N(0,2), O(1,1), P(0,-2)
5. Q(-2,-3), R(4,0), S(3,2), T(-3,-1)
Questions:
1. Which quadrilateral is a rectangle? Why? Verify the following theorems by using the
idea of slope. (Hint: Parallel lines have equal slopes while perpendicular lines have slopes
whose product is -1.)
• Both pairs of opposite sides are parallel.
• Four pairs of consecutives sides are perpendicular
• Diagonals are not necessarily perpendicular to each other.
2. Which quadrilateral is a trapezoid? Why? Verify the following theorems by using the
idea of slope.
• One pair of opposite sides are parallel.
• One pair of opposite sides are not parallel.
3. Which quadrilateral is a kite? Why? Verify the following theorems by using the idea of
slope.
• Both pairs of opposite sides are not parallel.
• Diagonals are perpendicular.
4. Which quadrilateral is a rhombus? Why? Verify the following theorems by using the idea
of slope.
• Both pairs of opposite sides are parallel.
• Four pairs of consecutive sides are not necessarily perpendicular.
• Diagonals are perpendicular.
Activity 2: Assessment
Directions: Choose the letter of the best answer. Write the chosen letter on a separate sheet of
paper.
1. If quadrilateral ROSE is a rectangle with |𝑂𝑆| = 4x-30 and
|𝑅𝐸| = x, find the value of x
a. 7 c. 9
b. 8 d. 10
2. From the same figure on the right, if |𝐸𝑂| = 20 cm, what is
the measure of line RS?
a. 10cm c. 30cm
b. 20cm d. 40cm
3. What condition makes parallelogram MATH a
rectangle?
a. ∠𝑀TH is a right angle.
b. Line 𝑀𝐴 ≅ line𝑇𝐻.
c. Line 𝑀𝐴 ∥ line 𝑇𝐻.
d. Line 𝑀𝑇 ≅ line 𝐴𝐻
4. The diagonal of a rhombus _______________ its opposite angle.
a. Conjugates c. Bisects
b. Connects d. Combines
5. Given the rhombus CLAN, what is the measure of ∠NAL?
a. 28°
b. 56°
c. 84°
d. 124°
6. Diagonals of a rhombus are __________________.
a. Parallel c. Congruent
b. Perpendicular d. Complementary
7. What is the measure of angle x?
a. 30° c. 60°
b. 45° d. 90°
8. What is the measure of angle y?
a. 30° c. 80°
b. 45° d. 90°
9. What is the measure of angle z?
a. 30° c. 80°
b. 45° d. 90°
10. If one diagonal of a square has a length of 5(n + 3) and the other diagonal has a length of
4(3n - 5), then what is the value of n?
a. 3 b. 5 c. 7 d. 10