A parallelogram is a quadrilateral (a polygon with 4 sides and 4 corners) with both pairs of opposite sides parallel.
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To be a parallelogram these shapes must also have opposite sides that are congruent.
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They need one pair of opposite sides parallel and congruent.
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Diagonals bisect each other.
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Both pairs of opposite angles are congruent.
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Consecutive angles are supplementary.
EXAMPLES OF REAL WORLD PARALLELOGRAMS
There are even special kinds of parallelograms!
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