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        | a quadrilateral with both pairs of opposite sides parallel |  
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Opposite sies of a parallelogram  |  
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Opposite angles of a parallelogram  |  
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Diagonals of a parallelogram  |  
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bisect each other  |  
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        | angles of a polygon that share a side |  
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In a parallelogram, consecutive angles  |  
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are supplementary  |  
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If both pairs of opposite sides of a quadrilateral are congruent, then  |  
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the quadrilateral is a parallelogram  |  
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If one pair of opposite sides of a quadrilateral is both congruent and parallel, then  |  
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the quadrilateral is a parallelogram  |  
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If both pairs of opposite angles of a quadrilateral are congruent, then    |  
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the quadrilateral is a parallelogram 
  
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If the diagonals of a quadrilateral bisect each other, then  |  
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Then the quadrilateral is a parallelogram  |  
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If the consecutive angles of a quadrilateral are supplementary, then  |  
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the quadrilateral is a paralllelogram  |  
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        1.  Both pairs of opposite sides are parallel 
2.  Both pairs of opposite sides are congruent 
3. One pair of opposite sides are parallel and congruent 
4.  Both pairs of opposite angles are congruent 
5.  The diagonals bisect each other 
6.  All pairs of consecutive angles are supplementary  |  
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If two lines are parallel, then  |  
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all points on one line are equidistant from the other line 
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If three parallel lines cut off congruent segments on one transversal, then  |  
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 they cut off congruent segments on every transversal  |  
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A line that contains the midpoint of one side of a triangle and is parallel to another side  |  
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passes through the midpoint of the third side  |  
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The segment that joins the midpoints of two sides of a triangle:  |  
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  1)  Is parallel to the third side
2)  Is half as long as the third side  |  
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        | a parallelogram with 4 right angles |  
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        | a parallelogram with 4 congruent sides |  
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- a parallelogram with 4 right angles and 4 congruent sides
 
- it is a combination of both a rectangle and a rhombus
 
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The diagonals of a rhombus  |  
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  are perpendicular |  
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Each diagonal of a rhombus  |  
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bisects opposite angles  |  
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The midpoint of the hypotenuse of a right triangle is  |  
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is equidistant from the three vertices  |  
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If an angle of a parallelogram is a right angle,  |  
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then the parallelogram is a rectangle  |  
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then the parallelogram is a rhombus  |  
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        | a quadrilateral with exactly one pair of parallel sides |  
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The base angles of an isosceles trapezoid  |  
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        | *Note for all trapezoids: |  
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        | the two angles that share a leg are supplementary |  
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        | segment that connects the midpoints of the legs |  
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The median of a trapezoid:  |  
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1)  is parallel to the bases 
2)  has a length equal to the average of the bases 
*m= 1/2(b1+b2) 
(bases=the parallel sides of a trapezoid) 
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        | a quadrilateral that has two pairs of congruent sides, but opposite sides are not congruent |  
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