Rhombus Exploration

[size=100][size=150][size=200]In this activity you will make observations of the properties of rhombi. Move the blue points to create other rhombi to test each of your conjectures. [/size][/size][/size]
Make a conjecture about the sides of a rhombus.
Click [b]Show Segments[/b]. What do you notice about the length of each side of the rhombus? Move one of the blue points to verify your conjecture.
Make a conjecture about the angles angles of a rhombus.
Click [b]Show Angles. [/b]What do you notice about the opposite angles of the rhombus? Move the blue points to verify your conjecture.
Make a conjecture about the diagonals of a rhombus.
Click [b]Show Diagonals with Lengths. [/b]What do you notice about the lengths of the diagonals? Move the blue points to verify your conjecture.
Make a conjecture about the angles formed by the diagonals.
Click [b]Show Diagonals with Angles. [/b]What do you notice about the angles formed by the diagonals? Move the blue points to verify your conjecture.
What makes a parallelogram a rhombus?
A rhombus is a parallelogram, therefore it will have all the same properties as a parallelogram.  What makes a rhombus stand out from other parallelograms? (There are three properties all rhombi have that not all parallelograms will have.)
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