SOLUTION: given: ABCD is a parallelogram prove: < A congruent to < C, < B congruent to < D

Algebra.Com
Question 411716: given: ABCD is a parallelogram
prove: < A congruent to < C, < B congruent to < D

Answer by Edwin McCravy(20056)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

given: ABCD is a parallelogram 
prove: < A congruent to < C, < B congruent to < D



Draw diagonal BD




AB parallel to CD                   opposite sides of a parallelogram

angle ABD congruent to angle CDB    alternate interior angles when transversal
                                    BD cut parallel lines AB and CD

AD parallel to CB                   opposite sides of a parallelogram

angle ADB congruent to angle CBD    alternate interior angles when transversal
                                    BD cuts parallel lines AD and CB

BD is congruent to itself

triangle ABD congruent to CDB       Angle Side Angle

Angle A congruent to angle C

Angle ADB + Angle CDB is congruent to
Angle CBD + Angle ABD                   Sums of Congruent angles are Congruent

Angle ADC is congruent to Angle ABD      A whole angle is equal to
                                         the sum of its parts

Edwin

RELATED QUESTIONS

Given: Quadrilateral ABCD; Angle A is conguent to Angle C; Angle B is congruent to Angle... (answered by Edwin McCravy)
how do i solve the proof with the given information. given: angle A is congruent to... (answered by solver91311)
Given: ABCD is a parallelogram Prove: angle DAB is congruent to... (answered by richwmiller)
given: ABCD is a parallelogram prove: triangle AEB is congruent to triangle... (answered by ikleyn)
Given: parallelogram ABCD side AD is congruent to side AB Prove: ABCD is a rhombus (answered by solver91311)
Given: Parallelogram ABCD Use a two column proof to prove that angle B and angle D are... (answered by Alex.33)
How do you prove that angle 1 is equal or congruent to angle C if you are given ABCD is a (answered by richwmiller)
Given: fg and db bisect eachother, cf and ag are congruent Prove: abcd is a... (answered by ikleyn)
Can you please help me with this proof? Thanks. Prove: If both pairs of opposite... (answered by solver91311)