Geometry help

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  1. Cacklenub

    Cacklenub Level IV

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    Need to prove the theorem "if opposite angles of a quadrilateral are congruent, then its a parallelogram".

    It'll probably involve triangles, diagonals, cpctc, and then eventually alternate interior angles.

    I proved that if one pair of sides are congruent and parallel, opposite sides congruent, and that diagonals bisect each other...dunno why I can't manage this one lol.
     
  2. Zer0

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    Call one of the angles x, and the other angle y.
    2x+2y = 360, because sum of all angles in a quadrilateral is 360
    x+y = 180, therefore the two angles are supplementary

    And since the alternate interior angles are supplementary, the two opposite sides are parallel. QED
     
  3. Cacklenub

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    coolio julio.

    this answer was a bit more algebraic than the other ones. I was thinking of like triangles and stuff with their diagonals.

    thanks~!!!