6.
2
Properties of Parallelograms
You will need:
• Index card
• Scissors
• 1 piece of tape
• Ruler
• Protractor
Exploration
1. Take one corner of
your paper & fold it
to the edge of your
paper.
2. This will form a
triangle.
Exploration
3. Cut along this line
to remove the
triangle.
4. Attach the triangle
to the left side of the
rectangle.
5. What shape have
you created?
Q R
In this lesson . . .
P S
And the rest of the unit, you will study special
quadrilaterals. A parallelogram 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 above,
PQ║RS and QR║SP. The symbol PQRS is
read “parallelogram PQRS.”
Exploration
Measure the lengths of the
sides of your
parallelogram.
What conjecture could
you make regarding the
lengths of the sides of a
parallelogram?
Theorems about parallelograms
Q R
• -If a quadrilateral
is a parallelogram,
then opposite sides
its are congruent.
►PQ≅RS and
SP≅QR
P S
Exploration
Measure the angles of
your parallelogram.
What conjecture could
you make regarding the
angles of a parallelogram?
Theorems about parallelograms
Q R
• - If a
quadrilateral is a
parallelogram,
then its opposite
angles are
congruent.
P ≅ R and
P S
Q ≅ S
Theorems about parallelograms
Q R
• If a quadrilateral is a
parallelogram, then its
consecutive angles are
supplementary (add up to
180°).
mP +mQ = 180°,
mQ +mR = 180°,
mR + mS = 180°,
P S
mS + mP = 180°
Exploration
Draw both of the
diagonals of your
parallelogram.
Measure the distance
from each corner to
the point where the
diagonals intersect.
Exploration
What conjecture could
you make regarding the
lengths of the diagonals
of a parallelogram?
Theorems about parallelograms
Q R
• - If a
quadrilateral is a
parallelogram,
then its diagonals
M
bisect each other.
QM ≅ SM and
PM ≅ RM
P S
Ex. 1: Using properties of
Parallelograms
5 G
F
• FGHJ is a
parallelogram. K 3
Find the unknown
length.
a. JH H
J
b. JK
Ex. 1: Using properties of
Parallelograms
5 G
F
SOLUTION: K 3
a. JH = FG so JH = 5
J H
Ex. 1: Using properties of
Parallelograms
5 G
F
SOLUTION: K 3
b. JK = GK, so JK = 3
J H
Ex. 2: Using properties of parallelograms
Q R
PQRS is a parallelogram.
Find the angle measure.
a. mR
70°
b. mQ P S
Ex. 2: Using properties of parallelograms
Q R
a. mR = mP , so mR = 70°
70°
P S
Ex. 2: Using properties of parallelograms
Q R
b. mQ + mP = 180°
mQ + 70° = 180°
mQ = 110° 70°
P S
Ex. 3: Using Algebra with Parallelograms
P Q
PQRS is a
parallelogram. Find S 3x° 120°
R
the value of x.
mS + mR = 180°
3x + 120 = 180
3x = 60
x = 20
Ex. 6: Using parallelograms in real life
FURNITURE DESIGN. A drafting
table is made so that the legs can C
be joined in different ways to
change the slope of the drawing
surface. In the arrangement B
below, the legs AC and BD do not
bisect each other. Is ABCD a
parallelogram?
A D
Ex. 6: Using parallelograms in real life
FURNITURE DESIGN. A drafting
table is made so that the legs can C
be joined in different ways to
change the slope of the drawing
surface. In the arrangement B
below, the legs AC and BD do not
bisect each other. Is ABCD a
parallelogram?
ANSWER: NO, because AC would
bisect BD and BD would bisect A D
AC. They do not, so it cannot be
a parallelogram.
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