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If ONE PAIR of opposite sides of a quadrilateral are BOTH parallel and congruent, the quadrilateral is a parallelogram. a TRUE b FALSE

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Answer:

a. True

Explanation:

A parallelogram is a quadrilateral. A parallelogram has two pairs of opposite parallel sides. The opposite parallel sides are equal in length and are congruent.

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Answer:

a. TRUE.

Explanation:

If the pair of opposite sides are both parallel and congruent, the other two sides will have to fit in between the two lines. That will make the other two sides both parallel and congruent, so the quadrilateral is a parallelogram.

User Ivan Proskuryakov
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