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Quadrilaterals
Properties of Quadrilaterals
| Quadrilateral | Properties |
|---|---|
| Polygon | A closed figure with all sides composed of line segments. |
| Quadrilateral | Four sided polygon Sum of interior angles is 360 degrees |
| Kite | Exactly two distinct pairs of adjacent, congruent sides. Diagonals are perpendicular. One diagonal divides the quadrilateral into two congruent triangles. The other diagonal divides the quadrilateral into two isosceles triangles. |
| Trapezoid | Exactly one pair of parallel sides. |
| Isosceles Trapezoid | One pair of parallel sides called bases. One pair of congruent sides called legs. Each pair of base angles is congruent. Diagonals are congruent. |
| Parallelogram | Opposite sides are parallel. Opposite sides are congruent. Opposite angles are congruent. Consecutive angles are supplementary. Diagonals bisect each other. Each diagonal divides the quadrilateral into two congruent triangles. |
| Rectangle | Opposite sides are congruent. Opposite sides are parallel. All angles are right. All diagonals are congruent. |
| Rhombus | All sides are congruent Diagonals are perpendicular. Diagonals bisect opposite angles. |
| Square | All sides are congruent. Opposite sides are parallel. All angles are right. Diagonals are congruent. Diagonals are perpendicular. diagonals bisect opposite angles. |