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OpenStudy (anonymous):

In which quadrilateral are the diagonals always congruent? parallelogram trapezoid square rhombus

OpenStudy (debbieg):

http://www.mathsisfun.com/quadrilaterals.html

OpenStudy (debbieg):

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OpenStudy (debbieg):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

what do u thin it is then?

OpenStudy (anonymous):

think*

OpenStudy (debbieg):

I KNOW what it is. :) What do YOU think it is? Look at that link I posted, see what each of your options looks like. ask which shape CANT have non-congruent diagonals?

OpenStudy (debbieg):

hey, is it possible to have more than one answer? I just noticed, I think that TWO of these always have congruent diagonals.

OpenStudy (anonymous):

my second guess would be a square

OpenStudy (debbieg):

Yes, definitely a square. all sides and angles are equal, so the diagonals have to be equal.

OpenStudy (debbieg):

OK, never mine - that's the only one. For a minute I was thinking it would hold for one of the other choices too, but I realize now that I was mistaken. Only true for a square. Consider why: All the sides and angles are congruent, so the diagonals are both hypotenuses of congruent right triangles.

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