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Rule

Rhombus Opposite Angles Theorem

A parallelogram is a rhombus if and only if each diagonal bisects a pair of opposite angles.

By this theorem, the biconditional statement holds for the diagram.

Parallelogram is a rhombus if and if

Proof

To prove a biconditional statement, the conditional statement and its converse must be proven. Start by assuming that a parallelogram is a rhombus. Focus on the triangles formed when each diagonal is drawn.

A rhombus has four congruent sides. Furthermore, by the Reflexive Property of Congruence, is congruent to itself and is congruent to itself. With this information, and have three pairs of congruent sides. Similarly, and have three pairs of congruent sides.
Therefore, by the Side-Side-Side Congruence Theorem, and Since corresponding parts of congruent triangles are congruent, the corresponding angles of each pair of triangles are congruent.
This means that the diagonals of the rhombus bisect pairs of opposite angles. The conditional statement has been proven.

Next, assume that the diagonals of parallelogram bisect a pair of opposite angles. Consider the triangles formed when each diagonal is drawn.

Note that and are the common sides of the triangles formed. Moreover, they bisect a pair of opposite angles. Therefore, and have two pairs of congruent angles and one pair of congruent included sides. The same happens with and
From here, by the Angle-Side-Angle Congruence Theorem, and This congruence implies that the corresponding sides are congruent.
Therefore, parallelogram has four congruent sides. This means that is a rhombus.

The proof has been completed.

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