Parallelogram Verification: Quadrilateral with Equal Sides (11) and Diagonals (4)

Question

ABCD is a quadrilateral.

AB = 11 and CD = 11.

BD = 4 and AC = 4.

AAABBBDDDCCC114411

Is the quadrilateral a parallelogram?

Video Solution

Solution Steps

00:00 Is the quadrilateral a parallelogram?
00:03 One pair of opposite sides are equal according to the given data
00:09 Second pair of opposite sides are equal according to the given data
00:14 A parallelogram is a quadrilateral with 2 pairs of equal opposite sides
00:18 In a parallelogram, opposite sides are equal and parallel
00:21 And this is the solution to the question

Step-by-Step Solution

To determine if quadrilateral ABCD is a parallelogram, we apply the theorem: a quadrilateral is a parallelogram if both pairs of opposite sides are congruent.

  • Step 1: Identify the pairs of opposite sides.
    In quadrilateral ABCD, opposite sides are AB AB and CD CD , and similarly another pair AD AD and BC BC .
  • Step 2: Check if the given opposite sides are congruent.
    • For side AB=11 AB = 11 and side CD=11 CD = 11 , they are equal.
    • Since the diagonals AC AC and BD BD are equal and do not involve checking sides opposite to each other in consecutive pairs like AD AD and BC BC , the mentioned problem structure directly supports applying side equality property for a parallelogram without focusing on invalidated non-side equality.
  • Step 3: Conclusion based on the properties of a parallelogram.
    Since both pairs of the opposite sides AB=11 AB = 11 and CD=11 CD = 11 are equal, quadrilateral ABCD satisfies the conditions for being a parallelogram based on side equality.

Thus, the solution to the problem is: Yes.

Answer

Yes.