6.4 / 6.5: Rectangles, Rhombi, and Squares (OH MY!)

Howdy y'all:

Last item on the agenda for Semester 1 is 6.4 / 6.5: Rectangles, Rhombi, and Squares.

I'd like for you to copy down the following sentences, being sure to fill in the blanks correctly.  Read carefully, directions are provided...

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Rectangles, rhombi, and squares are special types of parallelograms.  Since they are parallelograms, it must be true that...

1) __________________
2) __________________
3) __________________
4) __________________
5) __________________
6) __________________

Use the following applet to figure out the additional properties of a rectangle.  Be sure to check both "Show Segment and Angles" and "Show Diagonal Segments."



FOR RECTANGLES, there are three additional properties:

1) All angles in a rectangle are ___________________.
2) The diagonals in a rectangle are ________________.
3) The triangles formed by the diagonals of a rectangle are ____________.

Use the following applet to figure out the additional properties of a rectangle.  Be sure to check "Show Segments," "Show Diagonals with Angles," and "Show Diagonals with Lengths," but do NOT check "Show Angles."



FOR RHOMBI, there are four additional properties:

1) The sides of a rhombus are all _________________.
2) The diagonals of a rhombus are ________________.
3) The diagonals of a rhombus _______ bisect the angles.
4) The triangles formed by the diagonals of a rhombus are _____________.

Check all three boxes below.  What do you notice about the square?


A square is both a ___________ and a ___________!!