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Example Question #61 : Quadrilaterals
Parallelogram A is below:
Parallelogram B is below:
Note: These figures are NOT drawn to scale.
Refer to the parallelograms above. Which is the greater quantity?
(A) The perimeter of parallelogram A
(B) The perimeter of parallelogram B
It is impossible to determine which is greater from the information given
(B) is greater
(A) is greater
(A) and (B) are equal
(A) is greater
The perimeter of a parallelogram is the sum of its sidelengths; its height is irrelevant. Also, opposite sides of a parallelogram are congruent.
The perimeter of parallelogram A is
inches;
The perimeter of parallelogram B is
inches.
(A) is greater.
Example Question #3 : Parallelograms
Figure NOT drawn to scale.
The above figure depicts Rhombus with and .
Give the perimeter of Rhombus .
All four sides of a rhombus have the same length, so we can find the perimeter of Rhombus by taking the length of one side and multiplying it by four. Since , the perimeter is four times this, or .
Note that the length of is actually irrelevant to the problem.
Example Question #4 : Parallelograms
In Parallelogram , and . Which of the following is greater?
(A)
(B)
(a) and (b) are equal
It cannot be determined which of (a) and (b) is greater
(a) is the greater quantity
(b) is the greater quantity
It cannot be determined which of (a) and (b) is greater
In Parallelogram , and are adjoining sides; there is no specific rule for the relationship between their lengths. Therefore, no conclusion can be drawn of and , and no conclusion can be drawn of the relationship between and .
Example Question #62 : Quadrilaterals
Which of the following can be the measures of the four angles of a parallelogram?
Opposite angles of a parallelogram must have the same measure, so the correct choice must have two pairs, each of the same angle measure. We can therefore eliminate and as choices.
Also, the sum of the measures of the angles of any quadrilateral must be , so we add the angle measures of the remaining choices:
:
, so we can eliminate this choice.
:
, so we can eliminate this choice.
; this is the correct choice.
Example Question #5 : Parallelograms
Refer to the above figure, which shows a parallelogram. What is equal to?
Not enough information is given to answer this question.
The sum of two consecutive angles of a parallelogram is .
157 is the correct choice.
Example Question #61 : Quadrilaterals
In Parallelogram , and .
Which is the greater quantity?
(a)
(b)
It cannot be determined which of (a) and (b) is greater
(b) is the greater quantity
(a) and (b) are equal
(a) is the greater quantity
(b) is the greater quantity
In Parallelogram , and are opposite angles and are therefore congruent. This means that
Both are positive, so .
Example Question #1 : How To Find The Length Of The Side Of A Rhombus
In Rhombus , and . Which is the greater quantity?
(A)
(B)
(a) is the greater quantity
It cannot be determined which of (a) and (b) is greater
(a) and (b) are equal
(b) is the greater quantity
(a) is the greater quantity
The four sides of a rhombus, by defintion, have equal length, so
Since and are positive, .
Example Question #261 : Plane Geometry
A rhombus has diagonals of length two and one-half feet and six feet. Which is the greater quantity?
(A) The perimeter of the rhombus
(B) Four yards
It is impossible to determine which is greater from the information given
(A) and (B) are equal
(A) is greater
(B) is greater
(A) is greater
It will be easier to look at these measurements as inches for the time being:
and , so these are the lengths of the diagonals in inches.
The diagonals of a rhombus are each other's perpendicular bisector, so, as can be seen in the diagram below, one side of a rhombus and one half of each diagonal form a right triangle. If we let be the length of one side of the rhombus, then this is the hypotenuse of that right triangle; its legs are one-half the lengths of the diagonals, or 15 and 36 inches.
By the Pythagorean Theorem,
Each side of the rhombus measures 39 inches, and its perimeter is
inches.
Four yards is equal to inches, so (A) is greater.
Example Question #1 : How To Find The Length Of The Diagonal Of A Rhombus
A rhombus has sidelength ten inches; one of its diagonals is one foot long. Which is the greater quantity?
(a) The length of the other diagonal
(B) One and one-half feet
(A) and (B) are equal
It is impossible to determine which is greater from the information given
(B) is greater
(A) is greater
(B) is greater
The diagonals of a rhombus are each other's perpendicular bisector, so, as can be seen in the diagram below, one side of a rhombus and one half of each diagonal form a right triangle. If the other diagonal has length , then the right triangle has hypotenuse 10 inches and legs one-half of one foot and - that is, six inches and .
This triangle fits the well-known Pythagorean triple of 6-8-10, so
The other diagonal measures 16 inches. One and one-half feet is equal to 18 inches, making (B) greater.
Example Question #63 : Quadrilaterals
Rhombus has two diagonals that intersect at point ; . Which is the greater quantity?
(a)
(b)
(b) is greater
It is impossible to tell from the information given
(a) is greater
(a) and (b) are equal
(a) and (b) are equal
The diagonals of a rhombus always intersect at right angles, so . The measures of the interior angles of the rhombus are irrelevant.
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