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Quadrilateral Notes

Quadrilaterals have four sides and four angles. There are six basic types of quadrilaterals: parallelogram, trapezium, rhombus, rectangle, square, and kite. Each type has distinct properties such as pairs of parallel sides, equal or perpendicular diagonals, and equal or right angles. For example, a rhombus has four equal sides and two sets of parallel opposite sides, while a rectangle has two pairs of parallel sides and four right angles.

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Quadrilateral Notes

Quadrilaterals have four sides and four angles. There are six basic types of quadrilaterals: parallelogram, trapezium, rhombus, rectangle, square, and kite. Each type has distinct properties such as pairs of parallel sides, equal or perpendicular diagonals, and equal or right angles. For example, a rhombus has four equal sides and two sets of parallel opposite sides, while a rectangle has two pairs of parallel sides and four right angles.

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Definition of Quadrilaterals

In math, a quadrilateral is a Rhombus


polygon having four sides, four Types of Quadrilaterals
vertices, and four angles. A A rhombus is also known as
Trapezium an equilateral quadrilateral or a diamond
quadrilateral can be defined in
There are six basic types of that contains all four sides of equal
two ways:
quadrilaterals, and they are: A quadrilateral with one pair of opposite lengths. In a rhombus, the opposite
sides parallel, its longest side sliding sides are parallel and the opposite angles
 A quadrilateral is a closed downwards, a triangle lookalike with its are equal. Some of the real-life examples
shape that is obtained by joining  Parallelogram top sliced off, and two sloping sides as are the plane surfaces of mirrors,
four points among which any three  Trapezium edges connecting with the parallel sides section-based football fields, etc.
points are non-collinear.  Rhombus is called a trapezium. The sides that are
 A quadrilateral is a closed 2D  Rectangle parallel to each other are called bases
shape with four vertices and four Properties of a Rhombus
 Square and the sides that are not parallel to each
sides.  Kite other are called legs. Examples of a
Some of the properties of the rhombus
Properties of Quadrilaterals trapezium are drawings of bridges,
are given below:
handbags, etc.
In this section, let us discuss Properties of a Parallelogram  Opposite angles are equal
Properties of a Trapezium
quadrilaterals' properties in  All four sides are equal in length
general, which applies to all types Some of the properties of the  Diagonals are congruent and
parallelograms are given as: Some of the properties of the trapezium
of quadrilaterals. The properties perpendicular to each other
are given below:
of quadrilaterals are listed below:  The diagonals bisect each other
 Two pairs of parallel sides dividing it into two halves
 Opposite sides of equal lengths  Contains four vertices and four  Opposite sides are equal and
 They have four sides edges parallel
 They are 2D shapes  Opposite angles that are equal
 One pair of opposite sides are
 They have four vertices  Two diagonals bisect each parallel
other, i.e., one diagonal divides the In the Rhombus PQRS, we can find out
 They have two diagonals  The sum of adjacent angles is 180°
other diagonal into exactly two that PQ II RS and PS II QR. All the sides
 The sum of all the interior are equal to each other PQ = QR = RS =
angles of a quadrilateral is always halves.
In the trapezium PQRS, side PQ is SP
360°. parallel to RS.
Rectangle Square Kite

A rectangle contains four corners and A square is a kind of quadrilateral with A kite has various names such as a dart
four sides where opposite sides are of the all sides and angles with equal measure. or an arrowhead because of the shape. A
same length and parallel to each other. The pair of opposite sides in a square are kite has two pairs of equal-length sides
The angles of a rectangle are equal in equal and parallel to each other along and these sides are adjacent to each
measure and are right-angled i.e. they with angles measuring at 90°. A square other. A real-life example is a kite itself.
measure 90°. Few real-life examples of a is a flat-shaped figure that looks like a
rectangle are dollar bills, a playing card, rectangle but is different in its properties. Properties of a Kite
flat surface of a board, etc. A real-life example of a square is a
chessboard. Some of the properties of the kite are
Properties of a Rectangle given below:
Properties of a Square  Contains four edges and four
Some of the properties of the vertices
rectangle are given below: Some of the properties of the square are  Contains one line of symmetry
 Two pairs of parallel sides given below:  Contains two pairs of congruent
 All four angles are right angles, and consecutive sides
that is, they measure 90 degrees.  Contains four vertices and four  Diagonals are perpendicular to each
 Opposite sides are of equal lengths edges other
 Two equal diagonals  All the four internal angles measure In the kite PQRS, PQ = QR, and PS =
 In a rectangle, the two diagonals 90° SR.
bisect each other in equal halves  Diagonals are equal and
perpendicular to each other
In the rectangle PQRS, PQ II RS,  All four sides and angles are equal
PQ=RS, PS II QR, and PS=QR. All the
angles are 90° angles. In the square PQRS, PQ = QR = RS =
SP, the angles are at 90°, and PQ II RS
and PS II QR.

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