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OpenStudy (anonymous):

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jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

B is false because AD || BC, so you can eliminate that answer choice

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

C isn't always true (it's only true if you have a rhombus), so C is out too

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

and D is only true if you're dealing with a rectangle

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

yes that's the only thing left

OpenStudy (anonymous):

... but A is just re-stating the given of the question, right...?

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

The givens are: ABCD is a quadrilateral and AB = DC What we want to show: ABCD is a parallelogram the other choices were ruled out to leave AB || CD, which is part of the properties of a parallelogram

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

ie, you need the two opposite sides to be parallel

jimthompson5910 (jim_thompson5910):

that's ok, yw

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