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Re: Is quadrilateral ABCD a rectangle?
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 10 Jul 2017, 09:22
Bunuel wrote: 700byforce wrote: Can anyone articulate how we deduce from the fact that, if one angle of a parallelogram is 90 degrees and the opposite angle is equal, how do we come to the conclusion that the other pair of opposite angles are also equal to 90 degrees? Useful property: the adjacent angles of a parallelogram are supplementary (supplementary angles are two angles that add up to 180°). So, if angle B is 90°, then A and C must also be 90° to add up to 180. Hope it helps. Many thanks. Very crisp explanation.
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Re: Is quadrilateral ABCD a rectangle?
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13 Sep 2017, 03:24
praveenboddu wrote: 319 wrote: Is quadrilateral ABCD a rectangle?
(1) Line segments AC and BD bisect one another.
(2) Angle ABC is a right angle.
Statement (1) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (2) alone is not sufficient.
Statement (2) ALONE is sufficient, but statement (1) alone is not sufficient.
Both statements TOGETHER are sufficient, but NEITHER one ALONE is sufficient.
EACH statement ALONE is sufficient.
Statements (1) and (2) TOGETHER are NOT sufficient.
Why is the answer C? and not E? It can be a square and not a rectangle. I guess square is a special rectangle. I am not sure whether we can consider like this. Thoughts All squares are rectangles, so the answer would still be YES.hence C
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13 Sep 2017, 03:26
Edofarmer wrote: Can anyone articulate how we deduce from the fact that, if one angle of a parallelogram is 90 degrees and the opposite angle is equal, how do we come to the conclusion that the other pair of opposite angles are also equal to 90 degrees? the adjacent angles of a parallelogram add up to 180. So, if angle B is 90°, then A and C must also be 90° to add up to 180.
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Re: Is quadrilateral ABCD a rectangle?
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21 Dec 2018, 21:38
Necessary condition for a quadrilateral to be a rectangle is its diagonals bisect each other and angles are of 90 degree.
Statement 1. We are given that the diagonals bisect each other but we are unaware of the angles. From statement 1 we can deduce that the quadrilateral could be a square or a rectangle or a rhombus. Hence, Inusfficient.
Statement 2. Any quadrilateral can have one of its angle equal to 90 degrees. Hence, Insufficient.
Statement 1 & 2 together. Combining the results of statement 1 & 2, we get,
A quadrilateral whose diagonals bisect each other and 1 angle is 90 degree. So, it is definitely a rectangle because when diagonals bisect each other and 1 angles is of 90 degree, then all other angles are also of 90 degree.
Hence, the given quadrilateral is a square or a rectangle.
We know, every square is a rectangle. Hence, the given quadrilateral is definitely a rectangle. Hence, sufficient.
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