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.
Is the quadrilateral a parallelogram?
Video Solution
Solution Steps
00:00Is the quadrilateral a parallelogram?
00:03One pair of opposite sides are equal according to the given data
00:09Second pair of opposite sides are equal according to the given data
00:14A parallelogram is a quadrilateral with 2 pairs of equal opposite sides
00:18In a parallelogram, opposite sides are equal and parallel
00:21And 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 and CD, and similarly another pair AD and BC.
Step 2: Check if the given opposite sides are congruent.
For side AB=11 and side CD=11, they are equal.
Since the diagonals AC and BD are equal and do not involve checking sides opposite to each other in consecutive pairs like AD and 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 and CD=11 are equal, quadrilateral ABCD satisfies the conditions for being a parallelogram based on side equality.