Exploring Polygon Angles: Triangle through Octagon
Move the vertices (corners) of this TRIANGLE anywhere you'd like. Explore!
Move the vertices (corners) of this QUADRILATERAL anywhere you'd like. Explore!
Pentagon
Hexagon
Heptagon
Octagon
Quadrilateral With Opposite Angles Congruent
Diagonals Bisect
If the diagonals of a quadrilateral bisect each other, will that quadrilateral always be a parallelogram? Click and drag the points to find out! |
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5.2b Diagonals of Rhombuses 1
You know that the diagonals of a rhombus are perpendicular. Get a better sense of whether this is true for other parallelograms. |
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ABCD is currently a rhombus. Change [math]\alpha[/math] (m<DAB) to make squares and other rhombuses. Pay attention to [math]\beta[/math], the measure of the angle formed by the diagonals. Then, change the lengths of the sides to make rectangles and non-specific parallelograms. Is it still true that the diagonals have to be perpendicular? (For an obvious example, make a short (AD & BC small), long (AB & CD large) parallelogram.) |
Diagonals of a Rectangle
The figure below is a rectangle. Drag the vertices around. What do you notice about the diagonals of the rectangle? |
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Make a conjecture about the diagonals of a rectangle. |
Isosceles Triangle Theorem II
If two angles of a triangle are congruent, then.... |
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If two angles of a triangle are congruent, then.... |