Examples with solutions for Characteristics and Proofs of a Parallelogram: Identifying and defining elements

Exercise #1

The parallelogram ABCD is shown below.

What type of angles are indicated in the figure?

AAABBBCCCDDD

Step-by-Step Solution

To determine the type of angles indicated in a parallelogram, it is crucial to understand the properties of the angles formed by its parallel sides. In any parallelogram, opposite sides are parallel. This means the angles on the same side of the transversal formed by these parallel lines are co-interior angles.

For a parallelogram ABCDABCD, let's focus on the consecutive angles: angle AA and angle DD, or angle BB and angle CC. These consecutive angles are on the same side of the traversal created by the sides. According to the properties of a parallelogram, consecutive angles are supplementary, meaning they add up to 180180^\circ.

In the context of parallel lines and a transversal, such consecutive interior angles are known as "co-interior" angles. They are supplementary and occur when the traversal cuts across the parallel sides of the parallelogram.

Thus, the type of angles indicated in the figure for the parallelogram ABCDABCD are co-interior angles.

Therefore, the correct answer to this problem is Co-interior.

Answer

Co-interior

Exercise #2

Look at the parallelogram of the figure below.

What are the angles in the parallelogram?

81

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Answer

Cannot be solved.

Exercise #3

Look at the polygon in the diagram.

What type of shape is it?

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Answer

Trapezoid