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Therefore, PD = PB = 2(7) 9 = 5.

ALGEBRA Quadrilateral ABCD is a rhombus. Find each value or 12.If , find x.

measure.
SOLUTION:
The diagonals of a rhombus are perpendicular to each other.

8.If , find .
18.PROBLEM SOLVING A landscaper has staked out the area for a
SOLUTION: square garden as shown. She has confirmed that each side of the
A rhombus is a parallelogram with all four sides congruent. So, quadrilateral formed by the stakes is congruent and that the diagonals are
perpendicular. Is this information enough for the landscaper to be sure
Then, isanisoscelestriangle.Therefore,
that the garden is a square? Explain your reasoning.
If a parallelogram is a rhombus, then each diagonal bisects a pair of
opposite angles. So,
Therefore,

10.If DB = 2x 4 and PB = 2x 9, find PD.

SOLUTION:
The diagonals of a rhombus bisect each other. So, SOLUTION:
Compare the information given to the criteria to classify a quadrilateral as
a square.
Since the four sides of the quadrilateral are congruent and the diagonals
are perpendicular, the figure is either a square or a rhombus. To be sure
Therefore, PD = PB = 2(7) 9 = 5. that the garden is a square, she also needs to confirm that the diagonals
are congruent.
12.If , find x.
COORDINATE GEOMETRY Given each set of vertices,
SOLUTION:
determine whether JKLM is a rhombus, a rectangle, or a square.
The diagonals of a rhombus are perpendicular to each other. List all that apply. Explain.
20.J(3, 2), K(2, 2), L(5, 2), M (0, 2)
SOLUTION:
First, graph the quadrilateral.
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18.PROBLEM SOLVING A landscaper has staked out the area for a
square garden as shown. She has confirmed that each side of the
 a square.
Since the four sides of the quadrilateral are congruent and the diagonals
are perpendicular, the figure is either a square or a rhombus. To be sure
that the garden
6-5 Rhombi is a square, she also needs to confirm that the diagonals
and Squares The diagonals are perpendicular. So, it is a rhombus.
are congruent.

COORDINATE GEOMETRY Given each set of vertices, 22.J(1, 1), K(4, 1), L(4, 6), M (1, 6)
determine whether JKLM is a rhombus, a rectangle, or a square.
SOLUTION:
List all that apply. Explain.
20.J(3, 2), K(2, 2), L(5, 2), M (0, 2) First graph the quadrilateral.

SOLUTION:
First, graph the quadrilateral.

If the diagonals of the parallelogram are congruent, then it is a rectangle.

Use the Distance Formula to find the lengths of the diagonals.

If the diagonals of the parallelogram are congruent, then it is a rectangle.

Use the Distance Formula to find the lengths of the diagonals.
The diagonals are congruent. So, the parallelogram is a rectangle. Check
whether the two diagonals are perpendicular.

The diagonals are not congruent. So, the parallelogram is not a rectangle.
Check whether the two diagonals are perpendicular.

The diagonals are perpendicular. So, it is a rhombus.

Since the diagonals are both congruent and perpendicular to each other
the parallelogram is a rectangle, rhombus and square.
The diagonals are perpendicular. So, it is a rhombus.
ABCD is a rhombus. If PB = 12, AB = 15, and , find
each measure.
22.J(1, 1), K(4, 1), L(4, 6), M (1, 6)
SOLUTION:
First graph the quadrilateral.

24.CP
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SOLUTION:
All the four sides of a rhombus are congruent and the diagonals are
perpendiculartoeachother.
 The diagonals are perpendicular to each other. So, in the right triangle
PAB,
The diagonals are perpendicular. So, it is a rhombus.
Since theand
6-5 Rhombi diagonals are both congruent and perpendicular to each other
Squares All the four sides of a rhombus are congruent. So, isanisosceles
the parallelogram is a rectangle, rhombus and square. triangle. Then,

ABCD is a rhombus. If PB = 12, AB = 15, and , find WXYZ is a square. If WT = 3, find each measure.
each measure.

24.CP 28.XY

SOLUTION: SOLUTION:
All the four sides of a rhombus are congruent and the diagonals are The diagonals of a square are congruent and bisect each other at right
perpendiculartoeachother. angles.
2 2 2 So, YT = XT = WT = 3.
So, by the Pythagorean Theorem, CP = BC PB . 2 2 2
By the Pythagorean Theorem, XY = YT + XT .

BC = AB. Substitute AB for BC.

26. 30.

SOLUTION: SOLUTION:
The diagonals are perpendicular to each other. So, in the right triangle In a square, each diagonal bisects a pair of opposite angles. So,
PAB,
All the four sides of a rhombus are congruent. So, isanisosceles
triangle. Then, Classify each quadrilateral.
32.Refer to the photo on p. 432.
WXYZ is a square. If WT = 3, find each measure.

28.XY
SOLUTION:
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The diagonals of a square are congruent and bisect each other at right SOLUTION:
angles. The two pairs of opposite angles are congruent and the adjacent sides are
So, YT = XT = WT = 3. congruent. Therefore, the quadrilateral is a rhombus.
 the quadrilaterals that have congruent diagonals. Is this enough
SOLUTION:
information to classify the quadrilateral?
In a square, each diagonal bisects a pair of opposite angles. So, Since they do not know that the sides of the quadrilateral are congruent,
6-5 Rhombi and Squares only that the diagonals are congruent, they can only conclude that the
quadrilateral is a rectangle. So, neither of them are correct.

Classify each quadrilateral. 52.The diagonals of rhombus ABCD are and . Which of the
32.Refer to the photo on p. 432. following is not necessarily true?

F
G
H and bisect each other.
J bisects A.
SOLUTION:
The diagonals of a rhombus bisect each other, are perpendicular to each
other, and bisect the opposite angles. They are not necessarily congruent.
SOLUTION: Therefore,thecorrectchoiceisG.
The two pairs of opposite angles are congruent and the adjacent sides are
congruent. Therefore, the quadrilateral is a rhombus. 54.GRIDDABLE QRST is a parallelogram and x = 10. What is mQRS?

46.ERROR ANALYSIS In quadrilateral PQRS, . Lola thinks that

the quadrilateral is a square, and Xavier thinks that it is a rhombus. Is
either of them correct? Explain your reasoning.

SOLUTION:
By substituting x=10 for the measures of TSQ and TQS, it can be
determined that they are 80 and 40 respectively. Based on the Triangle
Angle-Sum Theorem, each triangle has a total of 180 degrees. Therefore,
the measure of QTS is 60. Since opposite angles are congruent in a
parallelogram, the measure of QRS isalso60.
SOLUTION:
The only information known is that the diagonals are congruent. Review
the quadrilaterals that have congruent diagonals. Is this enough
information to classify the quadrilateral?
Since they do not know that the sides of the quadrilateral are congruent,
only that the diagonals are congruent, they can only conclude that the
quadrilateral is a rectangle. So, neither of them are correct.

52.The diagonals of rhombus ABCD are and . Which of the

following is not necessarily true?

F
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G
H and bisect each other.
J bisects A.