SOLUTION: how do you prove quadrilaterals to be parallelograms? I am just looking for a few ways.

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Question 357957: how do you prove quadrilaterals to be parallelograms? I am just looking for a few ways.
Found 2 solutions by ewatrrr, solver91311:
Answer by ewatrrr(24785)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!

Hi,
a few ways to prove a quadrilateral is a parallelogram:
Proving one of the following to be true:
1) Opposites sides are parallel.
2) Opposite angles are congruent
3) Diagonals bisect each other.

Answer by solver91311(24713)   (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!


Given quadrilateral ABCD:



If

and

then ABCD is a parallelogram.

OR if

and

then ABCD is a parallelogram.

OR if

and

then ABCD is a parallelogram.

OR if

bisects and bisects

then ABCD is a parallelogram.

John

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