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Parallelogram Properties Worksheet

The document discusses the properties of parallelograms. It states that a parallelogram has two pairs of parallel sides and opposite sides are equal in length. It also notes that opposite angles are congruent and consecutive angles sum to 180 degrees. The diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other. The document provides examples of finding missing angle measures and classifying statements about parallelograms as true or false.

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Parallelogram Properties Worksheet

The document discusses the properties of parallelograms. It states that a parallelogram has two pairs of parallel sides and opposite sides are equal in length. It also notes that opposite angles are congruent and consecutive angles sum to 180 degrees. The diagonals of a parallelogram bisect each other. The document provides examples of finding missing angle measures and classifying statements about parallelograms as true or false.

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Name _________________________ Date ______________ Period_________

Notes 6-2: Properties of Parallelograms


Objectives: 1. Prove and apply properties of parallelograms.
2. Use properties of parallelograms to solve problems.

A parallelogram is a quadrilateral with _______ pairs of ____________ sides.


All parallelograms, such as FGHJ, have the following properties.

Properties of Parallelograms

̅̅̅̅
𝐅𝐆 ≅ ̅̅̅
𝐇𝐉 ∠F ≅ ∠H
̅̅̅̅ ≅ 𝐉𝐅
𝐆𝐇 ̅ ∠G ≅ ∠J

Opposite sides are ___________________. Opposite _____________ are congruent.

m∠F + m∠G = 180⁰ ̅̅̅̅ ≅ 𝐇𝐏


𝐅𝐏 ̅̅̅̅
m∠G + m∠H = 180⁰ ̅̅̅̅
𝐆𝐏 ≅ ̅̅̅
𝐉𝐏
m∠H + m∠J = 180⁰
m∠J + m∠F = 180⁰

Consecutive angles are _________________. The diagonals ___________ each other.

Find each measure.


1. AB 2. mD

________________________________________ ________________________________________

Find each measure in LMNP.


3. ML 4. LP

________________________ ________________________
5. mLPM 6. LN

________________________ ________________________
7. mMLN 8. QN

________________________ ________________________
CDEF is a parallelogram. Find each measure.
9. CD 10. EF

________________________ ________________________
11. mF 12. mE

________________________ ________________________

Classify each statement as true or false.

13. Every parallelogram is a quadrilateral. _______________________

14 Every quadrilateral is a parallelogram. _______________________

15. All angles of a parallelogram are congruent. _______________________

16. All sides of a parallelogram are congruent. _______________________

17. In ̅̅̅̅ ∥ 𝑇𝑈
RSTU, 𝑅𝑆 ̅̅̅̅. _______________________

18. In ABCD, if m∠A = 50°, then m∠C = 130°. _______________________

19. In ̅̅̅̅ ≅ ̅̅̅̅̅


XWYZ, 𝑋𝑌 𝑊𝑍. _______________________

20. In ABCD, ̅̅̅̅


𝐴𝐶 and ̅̅̅̅
𝐵𝐷 bisect each other. _______________________

In Exercises 21 and 22, quad RSTU is a parallelogram. Find the values of x, y, a, and b.

21. 22. R S
R 6 S
y° x° x° 9 y°

12
9 b b
45°
35°
80° U T
U a T

Each figure in Exs. 23 and 24 is a parallelogram with its diagonals drawn. Find the values of x and y.

23. 24.
3y + 4 18 22

4x 4y – 2
8 2x + 8

13

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