Characteristics and Proofs of a Parallelogram: Is this a parallelogram?

According to the properties of a parallelogram, any two opposite sides will be equal to each other.

From the data, it can be observed that only one pair of opposite sides are equal and therefore the quadrilateral is not a parallelogram.

According to the properties of the parallelogram: the diagonals intersect each other.

From the data in the drawing, it follows that diagonal AC and diagonal BD are divided into two equal parts, that is, the diagonals intersect each other:

$AO=OC=8$

$DO=OB=10$

Therefore, the quadrilateral is actually a parallelogram.

Let's review the property: a quadrilateral in which two pairs of opposite angles are equal is a parallelogram.

From the data in the drawing, it follows that:

$D=B=60$

$A=C=120$

Therefore, the quadrilateral is actually a parallelogram.

In a parallelogram, we know that each pair of opposite sides are equal to each other.

The data shows that only one pair of sides are equal to each other:

$AB=DC=8$

Now we try to see that the additional pair of sides are equal to each other.

We replace$x=8$for each of the sides:

$AD=2\times8+9$

$AD=16+9$

$AD=25$

$BC=8+5$

$BC=13$

That is, we find that the pair of opposite sides are not equal to each other:

$25\ne13$

Therefore, the quadrilateral is not a parallelogram.

Remember that in a parallelogram each pair of opposite angles are equal to each other.

The data shows that only one pair of angles are equal to each other:

$D=B=140$

Therefore, we will now find angle C and see if it is equal to angle A, that is, if angle C is equal to 40:

Let's remember that a pair of angles on the same side are equal to 180 degrees, therefore:

$B+C=180$

We replace the existing data:

$140+4x=180$

$4x=180-140$

$4x=40$

Divide by 4:

$\frac{4x}{4}=\frac{40}{4}$

$x=10$

Now we replace X:

$C=4\times10=40$

That is, we found that angles A and C are equal to each other and that the quadrilateral is a parallelogram since each pair of opposite angles are equal to each other.

Let's pay attention to the diagonals, remember that in a parallelogram the diagonals intersect each other.

Therefore, we will find AO, OC, BO, DO and check if they are equal and intersect each other.

We refer to the figure:

$AO=OC$

$9x+1=10x$

We place like terms:

$1=10x-9x$

$1=x$

We replace:

$AO=9\times1+1=10$

$OC=10\times1=10$

Now we know that indeed$AO=OC$

Now we establish that X=1 and see if BO is equal to OD:

$BO=3x-2$

$BO=3\times1-2=$

$BO=3-2=1$

$OD=5x+4$

$OD=5\times1+4$

$OD=5+4=9$

Now we find that: $BO\ne OD$

Since the diagonals do not intersect each other, the quadrilateral is not a parallelogram.