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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Given only that AB=DC and that AC bisects DB, determine if this is enough information to call ABCD a parallelogram. If so, prove it. If not then provide a counter example

OpenStudy (danjs):

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OpenStudy (anonymous):

Is there a proof u can do or a counter example?

OpenStudy (danjs):

Not sure how much detail you need, but the vertical angles in the middle , and the side-angle-side congruent triangles can show BC and AD are the same length, corresponding sides |dw:1456501771967:dw|

OpenStudy (danjs):

If you can then use... If both pairs of opposite sides of a quadrilateral are congruent, the quadrilateral is a parallelogram. then that is it

OpenStudy (danjs):

or just do one step if you can use If the diagonals of a quadrilateral bisect each other, the quadrilateral is a parallelogram. unless you have to proove those with more steps

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