SOLUTION: True or false and explain? If one pair of opposite sides of a quadrilateral is congruent, then it is a parallelogram.

SOLUTION: True or false and explain? If one pair of opposite sides of a quadrilateral is congruent, then it is a parallelogram.

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Question 73515: True or false and explain?
If one pair of opposite sides of a quadrilateral is congruent, then it is a parallelogram.
Answer by tazoftroy(22) (Show Source): You can put this solution on YOUR website!
False, because that polygon could be a trapezoid. In that case, the two opposite sides are congruent, but they aren't parallel, so its not a parallelogram.
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