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Special Parallelograms — Quiz

Question 17 • MASTER COURSE Geometry

Diagonals line segment cap A cap c and line segment cap b cap d form right angles at point cap m in parallelogram cap A cap b cap c cap d Prove cap A cap b cap c cap d is a rhombus. Which is the missing statement in step 6 ? Expand Image

Answer
A
triangle cap A cap m cap b is congruent to triangle cap c cap m cap d comma triangle cap c cap m cap d is congruent to triangle cap b cap A cap d comma triangle cap b cap A cap d is congruent to triangle cap b cap c cap d
B
triangle cap A cap b cap c is congruent to triangle cap A cap d cap c comma triangle cap A cap d cap c is congruent to triangle cap A cap m cap d comma triangle cap A cap m cap d is congruent to triangle cap b cap m cap c
C
triangle cap A cap b cap c is congruent to triangle cap A cap d cap c comma triangle cap A cap d cap c is congruent to triangle cap b cap A cap d comma triangle cap b cap A cap d is congruent to triangle cap b cap c cap d
D
triangle cap A cap m cap b is congruent to triangle cap c cap m cap b comma triangle cap c cap m cap b is congruent to triangle cap c cap m cap d comma triangle cap c cap m cap d is congruent to triangle cap A cap m cap d

Explanation

The diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other, so AM = CM and BM = DM. Since the diagonals meet at right angles, the four small triangles around M are right triangles with matching legs, so they are congruent: △AMB ≅ △CMB ≅ △CMD ≅ △AMD. This is the sequence stated in choice D.

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