📚 Topic Summary
A rhombus is a parallelogram with all four sides equal in length. Understanding its properties is key to solving geometry problems. These properties include: opposite angles are equal, diagonals bisect each other at right angles, and diagonals bisect the angles of the rhombus. Using these properties, we can calculate angles, side lengths, and areas related to rhombuses.
🧠 Part A: Vocabulary
Match the term with its correct definition:
- Rhombus
- Diagonal
- Bisect
- Perpendicular
- Parallelogram
Definitions:
- A quadrilateral with opposite sides parallel.
- To divide into two equal parts.
- A line segment connecting two non-adjacent vertices.
- A quadrilateral with all four sides equal in length.
- Intersecting at a right angle (90 degrees).
📐 Part B: Fill in the Blanks
Complete the paragraph using the words provided: equal, diagonals, right angles, bisect, parallelogram.
A rhombus is a special type of ___________ where all four sides are __________. The __________ of a rhombus __________ each other at __________.
🤔 Part C: Critical Thinking
Explain how knowing that the diagonals of a rhombus are perpendicular can help you find the area of the rhombus. Provide an example.