Geometry CP
6.4 Rectangles
Rectangle:
6.13 If a parallelogram is a
rectangle then the diagonals
are congruent
If a quadrilateral is a rectangle the following properties are true:
1. 4.
2. 5.
3. 6.
1. Quadrilateral MNOP is a billboard in the shape of a rectangle. If M O = 6x + 14 and
P N = 9x + 5 , find x . Then find N R .
2. Quadrilateral ABCD is a rectangle. Solve for the missing variables.
Geometry CP
6.4 Rectangles
6.14 If the diagonals of a
parallelogram are
congruent, then the
parallelogram is a rectangle.
3. Quadrilateral FGHJ has vertices F (− 4,− 1), G(− 2,− 5), H(4,− 2), J(2, 2) . Determine
whether FGHJ is a rectangle.
Method 1: Show the opposite sides are _____________________
Method 2: Show that the diagonals are _________________________
Geometry CP
6.4 Rectangles
4. Quadrilateral JKMN is a rectangle:
a. If J Q = 5x − 3 and QM = 4x + 6 , find J M
b. If N Q = 2x + 3 and QK = 5x − 9 , find N K
c. If N M = x + 1 and J K = x2 − 5, find J K
d. If m / N JM = 2x − 3 and m / KJM = x + 5, find x
Geometry CP
6.4 Rectangles
e. If m / N KM = x2 + 4 and m / KN M = x + 30, find m / JKN
f. If m / JKN = 2x2 + 2 and m / N KM = 14x, find x.
5. WXYZ is a rectangle. Find each measure if m / 1 = 30.
a. m / 2 d. m / 5 g. m / 8
b. m / 3 e. m / 6 h. m / 9
c. m/ 4 f. m/ 7 i. m / 12