Quadrilaterals: Properties, Congruence, Similarity, and Applications

Question 1

Two quadrilaterals are congruent if they have:

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Same shape and size

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Same area

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Equal diagonals

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Equal number of sides

Question 2

Which of the following is not a criterion for similarity of quadrilaterals?

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Diagonals are congruent

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Corresponding angles are congruent

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Corresponding sides are proportional

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Opposite sides are parallel

Question 3

A rectangular garden with a length of 12 feet and a width of 8 feet. Calculate its perimeter.

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40 feet

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20 feet

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80 feet

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100 feet

Question 4

A square has a side length of 5 cm. Determine its area:

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25 cm^2

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10 cm^2

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50 cm^2

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100 cm^2

Question 5

A trapezoid with bases of 6 cm and 8 cm, and a height of 5 cm. What is its area?

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28 cm^2

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14 cm^2

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56 cm^2

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112 cm^2

Question 6

What condition is necessary for two quadrilaterals to be congruent?

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Corresponding sides and angles are congruent.

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Only corresponding angles are congruent.

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Only corresponding sides are congruent.

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All angles are congruent.

Question 7

Which transformation preserves the similarity of a quadrilateral?

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Dilation.

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Rotation

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Translation

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Reflection

Question 8

What additional property must a rhombus have to be a square?

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All angles are right angles.

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All sides are congruent.

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Diagonals are congruent.

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Diagonals are perpendicular.

Question 9

What is the area of a trapezoid with bases of length 10 cm and 15 cm and height of 8 cm?

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120 sq. cm

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100 sq. cm

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200 sq. cm

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240 sq. cm

Question 10

Which quadrilateral has the greatest perimeter when all sides are of equal length?

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Square

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Rectangle

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Rhombus

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Trapezoid

Question 11

What is the sum of the interior angles of a quadrilateral?

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360 degrees

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180 degrees

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270 degrees

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540 degrees

Question 12

Which characteristic is NOT a property of parallelograms?

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Diagonals intersect at right angles.

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Opposite sides are parallel.

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Opposite angles are equal.

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Diagonals bisect each other.

Question 13

Which characteristic is NOT a defining property of a parallelogram?

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Diagonals are perpendicular

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Opposite sides are parallel

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Opposite angles are equal

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Diagonals bisect each other

Question 14

Which of the following is not a property of a parallelogram?

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All sides are equal

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Opposite sides are parallel

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Opposite angles are equal

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Diagonals bisect each other

Question 15

Which of the following quadrilaterals is always a rhombus?

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Square

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Trapezoid

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Rectangle

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Parallelogram

Question 16

The sum of the interior angles of a quadrilateral is:

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360 degrees

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450 degrees

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270 degrees

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180 degrees

Question 17

Which of the following statements about the congruence of quadrilaterals is true?

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Corresponding sides and angles are equal

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Interior angles are equal

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Opposite sides are parallel

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Diagonals are equal

Question 18

A trapezoid is a quadrilateral with:

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One pair of parallel sides

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Two pairs of parallel sides

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Two equal diagonals

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Four equal sides

Question 19

The area of a parallelogram with a base of 12 cm and a height of 8 cm is:

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96 square centimeters

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120 square centimeters

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24 square centimeters

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48 square centimeters

Question 20

Identify the quadrilateral with four equal sides and four right angles:

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Square

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Trapezoid

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Rectangle

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Rhombus

Question 21

Determine the sum of interior angles for any quadrilateral:

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360 degrees

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180 degrees

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270 degrees

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90 degrees

Question 22

Which property is NOT characteristic of rectangles?

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Diagonals bisect each other

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Opposite sides are parallel

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Opposite sides are equal

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Angles measure 90 degrees

Question 23

Calculate the area of a parallelogram with a base of 10 cm and a height of 5 cm:

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50 square cm

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25 square cm

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15 square cm

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100 square cm

Question 24

Find the perimeter of a rhombus with a side length of 6 cm:

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24 cm

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18 cm

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36 cm

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12 cm

Question 25

Which quadrilateral has four right angles and congruent opposite sides?

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Rectangle

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Kite

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Trapezoid

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Parallelogram

Question 26

A trapezoid with equal non-parallel sides is referred to as a:

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Isosceles trapezoid

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Regular trapezoid

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Oblique trapezoid

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Scalene trapezoid

Question 27

Which statement best describes congruent quadrilaterals?

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Corresponding angles and sides are congruent

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Areas are congruent

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They are always similar

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Diagonals are perpendicular

Question 28

Which of the following is NOT a property of a quadrilateral?

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It has three pairs of opposite sides that are parallel.

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It has four sides.

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Its opposite sides are parallel.

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It has four angles.

Question 29

Two quadrilaterals are similar if they have:

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Congruent angles and proportional side lengths.

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The same number of sides and vertices.

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Equal areas and perimeters.

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Parallel sides and equal diagonals.

Question 30

The diagonals of a parallelogram bisect what point of the parallelogram?

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Each other

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The angles

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The sides

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The diagonals

Question 31

The diagonals of a rhombus are perpendicular.

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True

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Only if the rhombus is a parallelogram

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Only if the rhombus is a square

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False

Question 32

Which specific quadrilateral can be both a rhombus and a rectangle at the same time?

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Square

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Kite

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Trapezoid

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Rhomboid

Question 33

Which type of quadrilateral has exactly one pair of parallel sides?

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Trapezoid

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Parallelogram

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Rhombus

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Rectangle

Question 34

A kite can be described as a quadrilateral with exactly _____ pair(s) of congruent sides.

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2

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3

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1

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4

Question 35

Which of the following statements is NOT true about a square?

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All sides are unequal

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All sides are equal

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All angles are right angles

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Diagonals bisect each other at right angles

Question 36

A parallelogram with four congruent sides is called a:

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Rhombus

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Rectangle

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Trapezoid

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Square

Question 37

Which quadrilateral always maintains its shape and size after a rotation?

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Square

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Rhombus

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Rectangle

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Kite

Question 38

The diagonals of a rectangle have the following properties:

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They are congruent and bisect each other.

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They are perpendicular and bisect each other.

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They are not congruent and do not bisect each other.

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They are congruent but do not bisect each other.

Question 39

Which of these quadrilaterals always has four right angles?

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Rectangle

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Square

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Rhombus

Question 40

What is the sum of the interior angles of any quadrilateral?

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360 degrees

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270 degrees

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450 degrees

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180 degrees

Question 41

Which of the following describes a trapezoid?

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A quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel sides

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A quadrilateral with all sides equal

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A quadrilateral with diagonals that bisect each other

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A quadrilateral with four right angles

Question 42

Which quadrilateral is NOT always similar to a square?

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Rhombus

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Trapezoid

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Rectangle

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Kite

Question 43

A quadrilateral with two pairs of parallel sides is called a:

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Parallelogram

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Rhombus

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Kite

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Trapezoid

Question 44

Which of the following is a real-world example of how quadrilaterals are used?

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The frame of a building

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The outline of a cloud

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The path of a ball thrown through the air

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The shape of a circle

Question 45

Which of the following quadrilaterals always has four right angles?

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Rectangle

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Parallelogram

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Trapezoid

Question 46

A quadrilateral with all sides congruent and all angles congruent is a:

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Square

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Rhombus

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Kite

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Rectangle

Question 47

Two quadrilaterals are congruent if they have:

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All corresponding sides and angles congruent

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Equal perimeters

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Equal areas

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Two pairs of congruent sides

Question 48

A quadrilateral with one pair of parallel sides is a:

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Trapezoid

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Rhombus

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Parallelogram

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Kite

Question 49

If the diagonals of a quadrilateral bisect each other, the quadrilateral must be a:

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Parallelogram

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Rectangle

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Kite

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Trapezoid

Question 50

Two quadrilaterals are similar if they have:

Accepted Answer

All corresponding angles congruent and corresponding sides proportional

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Equal areas

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All corresponding sides congruent

Question 51

A quadrilateral with two pairs of adjacent sides congruent is a:

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Kite

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Trapezoid

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Rhombus

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Rectangle

Question 52

If the diagonals of a quadrilateral are perpendicular bisectors of each other, the quadrilateral must be a:

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Rhombus

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Rectangle

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Square

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Kite

Question 53

A farmer wants to fence a rectangular field with an area of 100 square meters. If the length of the field is 20 meters, what is the width of the field?

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5 meters

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40 meters

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10 meters

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20 meters

Question 54

A carpenter needs to cut a piece of wood in the shape of an isosceles trapezoid. If the two parallel sides are 8 inches and 12 inches, and the height of the trapezoid is 5 inches, what is the area of the piece of wood?

Accepted Answer

50 square inches

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100 square inches

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25 square inches

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75 square inches