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6. 7 Quadrilaterals—Beyond Definition
A Practice Understanding Task
Wehavefoundthatmanydifferentquadrilateralspossesslineand/orrotationalsymmetry.
Inthefollowingchart,writethenamesofthequadrilateralsthatarebeingdescribedintermsof
theirsymmetries.
Whatdoyounoticeabouttherelationshipsbetweenquadrilateralsbasedontheirsymmetriesand
highlightedinthestructureoftheabovechart?
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Basedonthesymmetrieswehaveobservedinvarioustypesofquadrilaterals,wecanmakeclaims
aboutotherfeaturesandpropertiesthatthequadrilateralsmaypossess.
1.Arectangleisaquadrilateralthatcontainsfourrightangles.
Basedonwhatyouknowabouttransformations,whatelsecanwesayaboutrectanglesbesidesthe
definingpropertythatallfouranglesarerightangles?Makealistofadditionalpropertiesof
rectanglesthatseemtobetruebasedonthetransformation(s)oftherectangleontoitself.Youwill
wanttoconsiderpropertiesofthesides,theangles,andthediagonals.
2.Aparallelogramisaquadrilateralinwhichoppositesidesareparallel.
Basedonwhatyouknowabouttransformations,whatelsecanwesayaboutparallelograms
besidesthedefiningpropertythatoppositesidesofaparallelogramareparallel?Makealistof
additionalpropertiesofparallelogramsthatseemtobetruebasedonthetransformation(s)ofthe
parallelogramontoitself.Youwillwanttoconsiderpropertiesofthesides,anglesandthe
diagonals.
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3.Arhombusisaquadrilateralinwhichallfoursidesarecongruent.
Basedonwhatyouknowabouttransformations,whatelsecanwesayaboutarhombusbesidesthe
definingpropertythatallsidesarecongruent?Makealistofadditionalpropertiesofrhombuses
thatseemtobetruebasedonthetransformation(s)oftherhombusontoitself.Youwillwantto
considerpropertiesofthesides,anglesandthediagonals.
4.Asquareisbotharectangleandarhombus.
Basedonwhatyouknowabouttransformations,whatcanwesayaboutasquare?Makealistof
propertiesofsquaresthatseemtobetruebasedonthetransformation(s)ofthesquaresontoitself.
Youwillwanttoconsiderpropertiesofthesides,anglesandthediagonals.
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Inthefollowingchart,writethenamesofthequadrilateralsthatarebeingdescribedintermsof
theirfeaturesandproperties,andthenrecordanyadditionalfeaturesorpropertiesofthattypeof
quadrilateralyoumayhaveobserved.Bepreparedtosharereasonsforyourobservations.
Whatdoyounoticeabouttherelationshipsbetweenquadrilateralsbasedontheircharacteristics
andhighlightedinthestructureoftheabovechart?
Howarethechartsatthebeginningandendofthistaskrelated?Whatdotheysuggest?
