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PROPERTIES OF A RHOMBUS
               (i)     AB = BC = CD = DA.
 (i)    The opposite sides of a rhombus are parallel.     (ii)    A =  B = C =  D = 90°.
 (ii)    All the sides of a rhombus are equal.     (iii)    Diagonal AC = diagonal BD
 (iii)    The opposite angles of a rhombus are equal.
 (iv)   The diagonals of a rhombus bisect each other at right angles.   6. KITE A quadrilateral which has two pairs of equal adjacent sides
                       but unequal opposite sides, ts called a kite.
 Thus, in a rhombus ABCD, we have:
 (i)    AB || DC and AD || BC.         In the given figure ABCD is a kite
 (ii)    AB = BC = CD = DA.        in which CB = CD and AB = AD
 (iii)   DAB = BCD and ABC = CDA.        but AD ≠ BC and AB ≠ CD.
 (iv)    Let the diagonals AC and BD intersect at 0.
                                                           POLYGONS
 Then, OA = OC,
 OB = OD and AOB = COD = BOC = AOD = 1 right angle.                  Triangle      3 sides tri means 3
                                            Quadrilateral         4 sides  quad means 4
 4. RECTANGLE A parallelogram in which each angle is a right  Pentagon  5 sides  penta means 5
 angle is called a rectangle.               Hexagon               6 sides  hexa means 6
                                            Heptagon              7 sides  hepta means 7
 In the given figure, ABCD is a rectangle in which AB || DC,   Octagon  8 sides  octa means 8
                                            NonAgon               9 sides  nona means 9
 AD || BC and A = B = C = D = 90°.          Decagon               10 sides deca means 10



                                               PRACTICE EXERCISE 8.2
 PROPERTIES OF A RECTANGLE
        1. Indicate whether the following statements are true or false.
 (i)    Opposite sides of a rectangle are equal and parallel.      a.   Every square is a rectangle.
 (ii)    Each angle of a rectangle ts 90°•      b.   Every rhombus is a parallelogram.
 (iii)    Diagonals of a rectangle are equal..     c.   Every parallelogram is a trapezium.
               d.      Every parallelogram is a rectangle.
 Thus, in a rectangle ABCD, we have:     e.   Every rhombus is a square.
 (i)    AB = DC, AD = BC and AB || DC, AD || BC.     f.   Every square is a rhombus.
 (ii)    A = B = C =  D = 1 right angle.     g.   A nonagon has nine sides.
 (iii)    Diagonal AC = diagonal BD.      h.   A heptagon has seven sides
               i.      A triangle with each angle equal to 60° is a regular polygon.
 5. SQUARE A parallelogram in which all the sides are equal and each     j.    A quadrilateral with angles 120° , 60° , 90° and 90° is a regular polygon.
 angle is a right angle, is called a square.
 In the given figure, ABCD is a square in which AB = BC = CD = DA and  2. In the figure given below, AB || CD and BC = AD. What kind of quadrilateral is ABCD? If AB = 8 cm and
        BC = 6 cm, what is the length of CD and AD?  If  A = 120° and  B = 60° , write the measure of  C and  D.
    A = B = C = D = 90°.


 PROPERTIES OF A SQUARE
 (i) The sides of a square are all equal.
 (ii) Each angle of a square ts go0•
 (iii) The diagonals of a square are equal and bisect each other
 at right angles.

 Thus, in a square ABCD, we have:
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