document.write( "Question 1003919: If I knew that angle A and angle C were congruent. As well as angle B and angle D were congruent. How would I prove that ABCD is a parralelogram. \n" ); document.write( "
Algebra.Com's Answer #620526 by ikleyn(53763) You can put this solution on YOUR website! . \n" ); document.write( "If I knew that angle A and angle C were congruent. As well as angle B and angle D were congruent. How would I prove that ABCD is a \n" ); document.write( "---------------------------------------------------------------------\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "From the condition, you have LA + LB = LC + LD.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In addition, you know that the sum of internal angles of a quadrilateral is 360°.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "It implies that LA + LB = LC + LD = 180°.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "In other words, the sum of two consecutive angles in your quadrilateral is 180° for any two consecutive angles.\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "It implies that your quadrilateral is a parallelogram. \r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "(Because two consecutive angles are interior angles at the same side of two lines transversed by the third line. \r \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( "Therefore, these two lines are parallel. See the lesson Parallel lines in this site).\r \n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( "\n" ); document.write( " \n" ); document.write( " |