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Adam draws three parallelograms. He measures the sides of each figure, as shown.

What is a reasonable conjecture for Adam to make by recognizing a pattern and using inductive reasoning?

In a parallelogram, all sides are congruent.

In a parallelogram, opposite sides bisect each other.

In a parallelogram, opposite sides are congruent.

In a parallelogram, all sides bisect each other.

Adam draws three parallelograms. He measures the sides of each figure, as shown. What-example-1
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The best answer is C) In a parallelogram, opposite sides are congruent.
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Answer:

In a parallelogram, opposite sides are congruent.

Explanation:

Writing the lengths of the sides of the parallelograms shows him a pattern for the side lengths of opposite sides. Doing this will show him that opposite sides are congruent.

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