Question

Compare properties of plane figures by answering each question.a) Describe a property of rectangles that is also a property of trapezoids. b) Describe a property of parallelograms that is not a property if trapezoids.c) Describe a property of squares that is also a property of rhombi.d) Describe a property of rectangles that is not always a property of rhombi.(Help me understand question b please!)

Answer 1

a)

A rectangle is a quadrilateral

A trapezoid is a quadrilateral

Both of them have 4 sides

b)

In the parallelogram, every two opposite sides are equal and parallel

In the trapezoid, only two opposite sides are parallel but not equal

c)

In the square, diagonals are perpendicular

In the rhombus, diagonals are perpendicular

Both of them have perpendicular diagonals

d)

In the rectangle, diagonals are equal

In the rhombus, diagonals are not equal