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The diagonals of quadrilateral ABCD intersect at P. If overline ABparallel overline CD and overline AB≌ overline CD , which additional statement shows that ABCD is a rhombus?

A. AP=CP
B. BC=AD
C. △ DPA≌ △ DPC
D. overline BC||overline AD

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Final answer:

To show that quadrilateral ABCD is a rhombus given AB parallel and congruent to CD, the additional statement needed is B. BC=AD, as it confirms all four sides are congruent, which defines a rhombus.

Step-by-step explanation:

The student's question is about determining what additional statement shows that a quadrilateral ABCD, with diagonals intersecting at P and sides AB parallel and congruent to CD, is a rhombus. To prove that ABCD is a rhombus, we need to show that all four sides are equal in length. Given that AB is congruent to CD, we look at the options provided:

  • A. AP=CP would imply that P is the midpoint of both diagonals, which is a characteristic of a rhombus.
  • B. BC=AD is the statement that directly proves ABCD is a rhombus since this would mean all four sides are equal, satisfying the definition of a rhombus.
  • C. △DPA≅△DPC might suggest equal angles but doesn't directly prove all sides equal.
  • D. overline BC||overline AD shows opposite sides are parallel, characteristic of a parallelogram but not sufficient alone to prove a rhombus.

Thus, the correct option is B. BC=AD, as it ensures all sides of the quadrilateral are congruent, defining the shape as a rhombus.

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