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Geometry 6-4 Complete Lesson: Properties of Rhombuses, Rectangles, and Squares

By Matt Richardson
Last updated about 3 years ago
29 Questions
Note from the author:
A complete formative lesson with embedded slideshow, mini lecture screencasts, checks for understanding, practice items, mixed review, and reflection. I create these assignments to supplement each lesson of Pearson's Common Core Edition Algebra 1, Algebra 2, and Geometry courses. See also mathquest.net and twitter.com/mathquestEDU.

Solve It! Fold a piece of paper in half. Fold it in half again in the other direction. Draw a diagonal from one vertex to the other. Cut through the folded paper along that line. Unfold the paper. What do you notice about the sides and about the diagonals of the figure you formed?

Problem 1 Got It? Is ▱EFGH a rhombus, rectangle, or square?
Enter a 1-word response with no spaces.

Problem 1 Got It? Explain.

Problem 2 Got It?

Problem 3 Got It?

Problem 3 Got It?

Vocabulary: Which special parallelograms are equiangular?
Select all that apply.

Vocabulary: Which special parallelograms are equilateral?
Select all that apply.

Review Lesson 6-3: Classify quadrilaterals in the diagram.

  • top quadrilateral
  • middle quadrilateral
  • bottom quadrilateral
  • Parallelogram
  • Not a Parallelogram

Select all that apply.

Select all that apply.

Select all that apply.

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Review Lesson 6-4: Use the embedded GeoGebra tool above to complete this item.
1. Draw a rhombus that is not a square.
2. Screenshot your rhombus.
3. Upload your screenshot to the canvas.
4. Ensure that the screenshot reasonably fills the canvas.

Review Lesson 6-4: Use the embedded GeoGebra tool above to complete this item.
1. Draw a rectangle that is not a square.
2. Screenshot your rectangle.
3. Upload your screenshot to the canvas.
4. Ensure that the screenshot fills the canvas reasonably.

Vocabulary Review: Is a diagonal ever a line or a ray?

Vocabulary Review: Consider the diagram above and categorize the segments.

  • segment AG
  • segment AC
  • segment HD
  • segment GC
  • segment BF
  • segment AE
  • segment EG
  • segment EF
  • Diagonal
  • Not a Diagonal

Use Your Vocabulary: Complete each statement with always, sometimes, or never.

  • Always
  • Sometimes
  • Never
  • A rhombus is __?__ a parallelogram.
  • A parallelogram is __?__ a rhombus.
  • A rectangle is __?__ a rhombus.
  • A square is __?__ a rhombus.
  • A rhombus is __?__ a square.
  • A rhombus is __?__ a hexagon.

Enter one of the following words, with no spaces:
rectangles
rhombuses
squares

Enter one of the following words, with no spaces:
rectangles
rhombuses
squares

Enter one of the following words, with no spaces:
rectangles
rhombuses
squares

Reflection: Math Success